Dumas, Arkansas Census Data & Community Profile

DUMAS GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Dumas, AR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Dumas, AR was 5,238.

Dumas Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Dumas was 2,390, which represents 45.6 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Dumas, AR
There are an estimated 961 married men in the town. 54.3 percent of men over 15 years old in Dumas are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Dumas is 2,848 which is 54.4 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Dumas, Arkansas
There are an estimated 908 married women in the community. 40.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Dumas, AR
The median age of people living in Dumas, AR was 32.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Dumas was 434. There were 3,660 people above the age of 18, which represents 69.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13.1 percent of the population (688) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Dumas, AR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Dumas, AR was 5,197.

White Population in Dumas, AR
The estimated White population in the Dumas community is 1,918, which is 36.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Dumas, Arkansas
The estimated Black/African American population is 3,144, which is 60 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Dumas, AR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Dumas, AR was 4.

Asian Population in Dumas, Arkansas
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 26.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Dumas, AR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Dumas was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 105, while those of “two or more races” was 41 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Dumas community was 167, or 3.2 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Dumas, AR
The household population number in Dumas was 5,190.

Group Quarters Population in Dumas, AR
Group Quarters population in the community was 48.

Average Household Size in Dumas, AR
The average household size in Dumas is 2.63 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.19 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Dumas, AR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,177 total housing units in Dumas.

The number of occupied housing units was 1,977, or 90.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,105 were owner-occupied (55.9), and 872 were renter-occupied (44.1, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 200 vacant homes in Dumas at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Dumas, Arkansas
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 889, with a median value in dollars of 49,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in Dumas, AR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $594 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Dumas, average costs per month were $257 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 1,938 people in the community had a high school degree, or 60.8 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Dumas, Arkansas
359 people in Dumas also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 11.3 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Dumas, AR
The number of Civilian Veterans in Dumas was 316, or 8.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Dumas, AR
In 2000, there were 1,388 people in Dumas, AR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Dumas, AR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 305 people in Dumas who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 6.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Dumas, Arkansas
There were 2,113 in the labor force in Dumas at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 54.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Dumas was 16.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Dumas, AR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $25,754. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Dumas, AR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $32,255. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Dumas, Arkansas
Per capita income in Dumas in the last full census was 12,727. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Dumas numbered 309, or 22.6 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Dumas, AR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,517, or 28.8 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.