About Des Arc

Des Arc is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 1,952 people and just one neighborhood, Des Arc is the 164th largest community in Arkansas.

Des Arc is a blue-collar town, with 38.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Des Arc is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Des Arc who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.58%), sales jobs (7.65%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.87%).

In addition, many people in Des Arc have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

In Des Arc, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Des Arc is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Des Arc 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. 98.52% 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.

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

Des Arc Information and Demographics

The citizens of Des Arc have a very low rate of college education: just 9.26% 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 Des Arc in 2000 was $14,629, 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 $58,516 for a family of four.

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

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