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Population: 515. Estimated population in July 2024: 480 (-6.8% change)
Males: 246 (47.8%), Females: 269 (52.2%)

Mississippi County

Zip code: 72330

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.2 years
Median household income: $25,000
Median house value: $27,400

Population by Race

Races in Dyess:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Hispanic (9.5%)
  • Other race (7.0%)
  • Black (2.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (33.6%), Irish (6.6%), German (1.2%).

Elevation: 223 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Dyess, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dyess

  • High school or higher: 47.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dyess town

  • Never married: 16.4%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 5.6%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

6.0% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+10.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dyess:

  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 15 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 25 miles; RIPLEY, TN)
  • CRITTENDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; WEST MEMPHIS, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dyess:

  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 30 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 42 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 91 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dyess:

  • MARKED TREE MUNI (about 14 miles; MARKED TREE, AR; Abbreviation: 6M8)
  • OSCEOLA MUNI (about 17 miles; OSCEOLA, AR; Abbreviation: 7M4)
  • MANILA MUNI (about 21 miles; MANILA, AR; Abbreviation: MXA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dyess:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 37 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)

Public primary/middle school in Dyess:

  • DYESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 101 FOURTH ST.; Grades: PK – 04)

 

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