Dardanelle is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,271 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Dardanelle is the 86th largest community in Arkansas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Dardanelle is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.3% of the Dardanelle workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Dardanelle is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dardanelle who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.38%), sales jobs (10.73%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (5.20%).

One of the benefits of Dardanelle is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.32 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Dardanelle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Dardanelle Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Dardanelle is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.64% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dardanelle in 2000 was $14,583, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,332 for a family of four.

Dardanelle is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dardanelle home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dardanelle is White, followed by African-American. Dardanelle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.49% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Dardanelle include Irish, German, and English.

In addition, Dardanelle has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.83%).

The most common language spoken in Dardanelle is English. Some people also speak Spanish.