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Dumas, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,238. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,862 (-7.2% change)
Males: 2,390 (45.6%), Females: 2,848 (54.4%)

Desha County

Zip code: 71639

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $25,754
Median house value: $49,000

Population by Race

Races in Dumas:

  • Black (60.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (8.3%), Subsaharan African (4.3%), Irish (2.4%), German (2.3%), English (2.3%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 166 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Map of Dumas, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dumas

  • High school or higher: 60.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dumas city

  • Never married: 31.6%
  • Now married: 46.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

4.0% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -424 (-7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Dumas:

  • DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 EAST PICKENS)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Dumas:

  • MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MCGEHEE, AR)
  • DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MONTICELLO, AR)
  • DEWITT HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME INC (about 30 miles; DEWITT, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dumas:

Other public-use airports nearest to Dumas:

  • BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; DUMAS, AR; Abbreviation: 0M0)
  • MC GEHEE MUNI (about 21 miles; MC GEHEE, AR; Abbreviation: 7M1)
  • MONTICELLO MUNI/ELLIS FIELD (about 26 miles; MONTICELLO, AR; Abbreviation: LLQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dumas:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 31 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 42 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 83 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 88 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)

Schools

Public high school in Dumas:

  • DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: DAN GILL DRIVE; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dumas:

  • REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 709 S CHERRY STREET; Grades: 02 – 06)
  • DUMAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 315 S COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 101 COURT STREET; Grades: PK – 01)

Private primary/middle school in Dumas:

  • JODIE PARTRIDGE CENTER (Students: 20; Location: 1180 HWY 165 P O BOX 643; Grades: 1 – 11)

 

 

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