De Witt is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,516 people and two constituent neighborhoods, De Witt is the 107th largest community in Arkansas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, De Witt is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.0% of the De Witt workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, De Witt is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in De Witt who work in sales jobs (10.26%), office and administrative support jobs (9.75%), and teaching (6.14%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.31 minutes getting to work every day.

De Witt is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of De Witt isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.13% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

De Witt, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

De Witt Information and Demographics

The citizens of De Witt have a very low rate of college education: just 9.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in De Witt in 2000 was $13,408, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,632 for a family of four.

De Witt is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call De Witt home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in De Witt is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in De Witt include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in De Witt is English.