What percentage of people rent in Des Arc, AR?

Name: Renters and owners in Des Arc, AR, 2020–2024
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37.8% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Des Arc, AR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 261 renting households against 429 that own their home.

In Des Arc, the share of households that rent went from 37.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.8% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 261 (±92)
Median renter income: $19,757 (±$14,377)

Who rents and who owns in Des Arc

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Des Arc	Prairie County	Arkansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.8% (±10.6 points)	24.2% (±4.8 points)	33.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	261 (±92)	789 (±168)	405,123 (±3,925)	45,017,354
Owning households	429 (±97)	2,467 (±174)	800,864 (±6,305)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,757 (±$14,377)	$29,053 (±$5,223)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,008 (±$11,982)	$70,880 (±$8,376)	$75,473 (±$657)	$100,009

In Des Arc, the renter share is higher than in Prairie County (24.2%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (33.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Prairie County, Des Arc ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 163 of 515.

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

How renting in Des Arc has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.6% (±9.4 points)	37.8% (±10.6 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$450 (±$233)	$424 (±$202)	−5.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,387 (±$12,169)	$30,921 (±$4,464)	−10.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Des Arc

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Des Arc
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Des Arc	—	37.8% (±10.6 points)	—
Georgetown	11 mi	0.0% (±84.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fredonia (Biscoe)	12 mi	36.4% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Griffithville	13 mi	14.7% (±11.6 points)	Lower
De Valls Bluff	14 mi	47.5% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hazen	14 mi	23.7% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cotton Plant	15 mi	66.3% (±12.8 points)	Higher
West Point	17 mi	9.1% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Carlisle	18 mi	23.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Griffithville, AR (14.7%), West Point, AR (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cotton Plant, AR (66.3%).

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

Households that rent across Prairie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	De Valls Bluff	47.5% (±15.4 points)
2	Des Arc	37.8% (±10.6 points)
3	Fredonia (Biscoe)	36.4% (±21.5 points)
4	Hazen	23.7% (±9.4 points)
5	Ulm	10.8% (±17.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Des Arc

How many renters are there in Des Arc?

Des Arc has an estimated 261 (±92) renting households, 37.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Des Arc?

In Des Arc, the share of households that rent went from 37.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Des Arc?

A renting household in Des Arc has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Des Arc?

The median renting household in Des Arc, AR has an income of $19,757 (±$14,377) a year, against $52,008 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Des Arc city, Arkansas (place:18550, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.