How many renters in Des Arc, AR pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Des Arc, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.1% (±22.8 points) of renting households in Des Arc, AR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.1% (±22.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 26.4% (±17.8 points)
Median share of income: 29.8% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Des Arc

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Des Arc	Prairie County	Arkansas	United States
Less than 15%	15.5% (±13.2 points)	20.6%	16.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±16.6 points)	5.8%	14.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.9% (±15.2 points)	16.9%	13.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	24.5% (±23.5 points)	11.8%	11.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	22.7% (±14.2 points)	13.7%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	26.4% (±17.8 points)	31.1%	35.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Des Arc against Prairie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Des Arc	Prairie County	Arkansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.1% (±22.8 points)	44.8% (±13.0 points)	44.8% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	26.4% (±17.8 points)	31.1% (±11.5 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.8% (±3.9 points)	27.8% (±4.9 points)	27.6% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$19,757 (±$14,377)	$29,053 (±$5,223)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$424 (±$202)	$625 (±$52)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413

In Des Arc, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Prairie County (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Prairie County, Des Arc ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 195 of 475.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Des Arc

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Des Arc
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Des Arc	—	49.1% (±22.8 points)	—
Fredonia (Biscoe)	12 mi	75.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different
Griffithville	13 mi	50.1% (±57.4 points)	Not measurably different
De Valls Bluff	14 mi	40.2% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hazen	14 mi	77.6% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cotton Plant	15 mi	83.0% (±18.7 points)	Higher
West Point	17 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Carlisle	18 mi	42.1% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Brinkley	19 mi	32.7% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cotton Plant, AR (83.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Prairie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Hazen	77.6% (±22.3 points)
2	Fredonia (Biscoe)	75.0% (±125.0 points)
3	Des Arc	49.1% (±22.8 points)
4	De Valls Bluff	40.2% (±24.2 points)
5	Ulm	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Des Arc

Are renters in Des Arc rent-burdened?

49.1% of renting households in Des Arc pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Des Arc spend on rent?

The median renting household in Des Arc, AR spends 29.8% (±3.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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