Moving to Delight, Arkansas

Population: 311. Estimated population in July 2024: 303 (-2.6% change)
Males: 141 (45.3%), Females: 170 (54.7%)

Pike County

Zip code: 71940

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $23,977
Median house value: $31,800

Population by Race

Races in Delight:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
• American Indian (3.2%)
• Black (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (27.7%), Irish (18.3%), English (5.5%), Dutch (4.2%), Scottish (2.6%), French Canadian (1.6%).

Elevation: 347 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Delight

• High school or higher: 71.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delight city

• Never married: 14.5%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 12.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Delight:

• PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)
• HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; NASHVILLE, AR)
• MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HOPE, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delight:

• MEMORIAL FIELD (about 42 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
• TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 52 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 101 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Delight:

• KIZER FIELD (about 20 miles; PRESCOTT, AR; Abbreviation: 4F7)
• HOWARD COUNTY (about 24 miles; NASHVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: M77)
• HOPE MUNI (about 24 miles; HOPE, AR; Abbreviation: M18)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delight:

• HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
• SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 94 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• WESTARK COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
• BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 109 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)

Schools

Public high school in Delight:

• DELIGHT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 171; Location: 621 EAST CHERRY; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Delight:

• DELIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 621 EAST CHERRY; Grades: KG – 06)