One of the benefits of Dumas is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.09 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, Dumas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Dumas is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.36% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dumas in 2022 was $18,699, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,796 for a family of four. However, Dumas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dumas is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dumas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dumas residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Dumas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dumas include African, English, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Dumas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
