Population 12,505
State Arkansas
Current Time
Area 768.15 mi²
Per capita income $19,107

Cities in Desha County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 50.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 28.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$119,201
Total number of firms, 2007 840
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 12,505
Households, 2008-2012 5,324
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -3.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 736
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,107
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -4.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 3,377
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 48.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 768.15 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 13,008
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $59,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$400,820
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 322
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $29,504
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,790
Female persons, percent, 2013 53.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 808
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 75.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.41
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.5 %
Population, 2010 13,008
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 19.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 16.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 46.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 56.6 %
Housing units, 2013 6,225
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,691
Building permits, 2012 18
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$230,922
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %