Dallas County, Arkansas

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Dallas County is a county located in the United States of Arkansas. The county has a population of 9210 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 8144 in July 2008, making it Arkansas's fifth smallest county. The county has a total area of 668.16 square miles (1730.53 kmē), of which, 667.42 square miles (1728.61 kmē) of it is land and 0.74 square miles (1.92 kmē) of it is water, it is the 36th largest by area in the U.S. state of Arkansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9210 residents, 3519 households, and 2430 families in the county. The population density was 13.8 people per square mile (5.33/kmē), it would be the sixth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 4401 housing units at an average density of 6.6 per square mile (2.55/kmē). The average household size was 2.48 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 8144, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 56.26% White, 42.18% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian, 0.44% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.8% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26608, it is the 21st lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The median income for a family in the county was $32630, it is the 23rd lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The per capita income for the county was $14610, making it the 45th highest county by per capita income in Arkansas.

In 2000, 2357 pupils and students, of which 1205 are male and 1152 are female, 25.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 130 nursery or pri school, 106 kindergarten, 1221 elementary school, 688 high school and 212 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Carthage City	Dallas County	1	1	0	442	439.8	11466	23750
2	Fordyce City	Dallas County	6.59	6.59	0	4799	727.8	12118	23297
3	Sparkman City	Dallas County	1.3	1.3	0	586	451.4	12492	25208

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9210
April 2000 Estimate	9210
July 2000 Estimate	9158
July 2001 Estimate	8991
July 2002 Estimate	8787
July 2003 Estimate	8674
July 2004 Estimate	8647
July 2005 Estimate	8471
July 2006 Estimate	8338
July 2007 Estimate	8218
July 2008 Estimate	8144

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	75	55	130
Kindergarten	61	45	106
Elementary school	613	608	1221
High school	383	305	688
College or graduate school	73	139	212

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Dallas County, Arkansas	$26608	$32630	$14610
Arkansas, United States	$32182	$38663	$16904
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587