Dermott, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,330

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.9

7.92% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.7%

19.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$27,212

6.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Dermott, AR is home to a population of 2.33k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 2.88 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.6k people) in Dermott, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 553 White (Non-Hispanic) and 68 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Dermott, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dermott, AR was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dermott, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dermott, AR

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.6k ± 314
White (Non-Hispanic)
553 ± 150
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
68 ± 37

3.3%

Hispanic Population

77 people

3.3% of the people in Dermott, AR are hispanic (77 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dermott, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
55 ± 45
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 22
Gulf War (2001-)
1 ± 19

Dermott, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dermott, AR.

Economy

The economy of Dermott, AR employs 605 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dermott, AR were Public Administration (135 people), Educational Services (120 people), and Manufacturing (82 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,550), Educational Services ($51,094), and Transportation & Warehousing ($41,898).

Employment

Occupations

605

2024 Value

± 172

5.03%

1 Year growth

± 38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dermott, AR grew at a rate of 5.03%, from 576 employees to 605 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dermott, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (98 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (92 people), and Production Occupations (82 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dermott, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

605

2024 Value

± 172

5.03%

1 Year growth

± 38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dermott, AR grew at a rate of 5.03%, from 576 employees to 605 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dermott, AR, are Public Administration (135 people), Educational Services (120 people), and Manufacturing (82 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dermott, AR, though some of these residents may live in Dermott, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,063

Median earning men ± $6,983

$33,932

Median earning women ± $4,414

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($49,375), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,880), and Construction ($40,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($40,114), Public Administration ($34,792), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,067).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dermott, AR was $68,400 in 2024, which is 0.206 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $77,600 to $68,400, a 11.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dermott, AR is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dermott, AR have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dermott, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$68,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,265

$488

Median Property Taxes

±$122

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dermott, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dermott, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2024

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.9% of the housing units in Dermott, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dermott, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$27,212

Median Household Income

± $12,521

815

Number of Households

± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 815 households in Dermott, AR grew to $27,212 from the previous year's value of $25,518.

The following chart displays the households in Dermott, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dermott, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (96.4%)
Carpooled (1.65%)
Public Transit (1.49%)

In 2024, 96.4% of workers in Dermott, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.65%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dermott, AR have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.14% of the workforce in Dermott, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dermott, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dermott, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dermott, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dermott, AR (518 out of 1.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dermott, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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