Dallas County, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Dallas County, Arkansas has a population of 6,242 across 667 square miles, down 6.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $340.3 m in 2024, 169 establishments operate here.
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Dallas County
How many people live in Dallas County
- Population6,242
- Households2,558
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$42,500
- Median age45.4
- Median gross rent$627 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,300
- Home value to household income2.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,520
- Population under 181,256
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,590
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,396
- Civilian labor force2,740
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over55.0 percent
- Rank by population among Arkansas counties72nd of 75
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2793rd
Dallas County is the 72nd largest of 75 Arkansas counties by population. A median home costs 2.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.5 percent against 20.1 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dallas County
Is Dallas County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-6.21 percent
- Census 2020 base population6,478
- Births, 202454
- Deaths, 2024112
- Natural change, 2024-58
- Net domestic migration, 2024-49
- Net international migration, 2024-3
- Total net migration, 2024-52
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-112
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3058th
The county has lost 6.21 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Dallas County
Where people moving to Dallas County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving147
- People arriving, from those returns279
- Adjusted gross income arriving$5.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$39,619
- Largest single originDallas County Non-migrants (2,049 households)
- Largest single destination (2,049 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Non-migrants | 2,049 | 4,176 | $125.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 95 | 176 | $3.4 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 28 | 54 | $1.2 m |
| Other flows - South | 28 | 54 | $1.2 m |
| Ouachita County | 24 | 49 | $1.2 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Dallas County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Dallas County
What the Dallas County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$340.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$329.3 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.3 percent
- GDP change over five years26.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among Arkansas counties63rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2640th
- GDP per resident$54,515
Output grew 3.3 percent in the latest year and 26.4 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Dallas County
Who employs people in Dallas County
- Covered employment, annual average2,595
- Establishments reporting215
- Average annual pay$44,813
- Average weekly wage$862
- Sector 31-33, employment519
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$56,157
- Sector 44-45, employment306
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$29,965
- Sector 48-49, employment146
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$48,246
- Sector 11, employment77
- Sector 11, average annual pay$46,127
- Sector 23, employment64
- Sector 52, employment58
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 519 | 9 | $56,157 |
| Sector 44-45 | 306 | 32 | $29,965 |
| Sector 48-49 | 146 | 13 | $48,246 |
| Sector 11 | 77 | 17 | $46,127 |
| Sector 23 | 64 | 14 | $47,860 |
| Sector 52 | 58 | 11 | $72,133 |
| Sector 81 | 45 | 13 | $33,910 |
| Sector 51 | 18 | 4 | $32,965 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 519 jobs, 20.0 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Dallas County
What businesses operate in Dallas County
- Establishments, all industries169
- Employment at those establishments1,998
- Annual payroll$85.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents27.1
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Dallas County
What is being built in Dallas County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Dallas County
How big is Dallas County
- Land area667 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Arkansas counties32nd of 75
- Width, east to west36 mi
- Height, north to south24.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land9
- Establishments per square mile0.25
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Dallas County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Dallas County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population6,242
- Households2,558
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$42,500
- Median age45.4
Common questions
Dallas County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dallas County, Arkansas?
6,242, in 2,558 households, ranking 72nd of 75 Arkansas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dallas County growing?
The population has fallen 6.21 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 54 births against 112 deaths, with net migration of -52. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Dallas County?
$42,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,300, which is 2.3 times income, and median gross rent is $627 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Dallas County?
169 establishments, employing 1,998 people with an annual payroll of $85.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Dallas County?
Average annual pay is $44,813, or $862 a week, across 2,595 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Dallas County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Dallas County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Dallas County come from?
The largest single origin is Dallas County Non-migrants, with 2,049 households. Arriving households report an average income of $39,619 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Dallas County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Dallas County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.