What percentage of people rent in Dumas, AR?

Name: Renters and owners in Dumas, AR, 2020–2024
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51.4% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Dumas, AR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 888 renting households against 839 that own their home.

In Dumas, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 51.4% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 51.4% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 888 (±145)

Who rents and who owns in Dumas

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dumas	Desha County	Arkansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	51.4% (±6.8 points)	43.2% (±3.5 points)	33.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	888 (±145)	1,991 (±205)	405,123 (±3,925)	45,017,354
Owning households	839 (±129)	2,619 (±173)	800,864 (±6,305)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$26,966 (±$5,208)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,234 (±$8,119)	$49,886 (±$6,485)	$75,473 (±$657)	$100,009

In Dumas, the renter share is higher than in Desha County (43.2%).

It is also higher than in Arkansas (33.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Desha County, Dumas ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 44 of 515.

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

How renting in Dumas 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	43.0% (±8.1 points)	51.4% (±6.8 points)	+8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$545 (±$161)	$718 (±$195)	+31.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,226 (±$9,688)	$34,787 (±$8,279)	−1.2%	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 Dumas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dumas
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dumas	—	51.4% (±6.8 points)	—
Mitchellville	1.7 mi	39.5% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Winchester	7.6 mi	31.8% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gould	8.5 mi	31.0% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Tillar	12 mi	7.0% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Reed	13 mi	13.5% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Watson	13 mi	15.9% (±15.8 points)	Lower
Gillett	17 mi	14.5% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Grady	18 mi	32.3% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gould, AR (31.0%), Tillar, AR (7.0%), Reed, AR (13.5%).

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

Households that rent across Desha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	McGehee	53.1% (±7.6 points)
2	Dumas	51.4% (±6.8 points)
3	Mitchellville	39.5% (±20.6 points)
4	Arkansas City	27.0% (±15.2 points)
5	Watson	15.9% (±15.8 points)
6	Reed	13.5% (±12.5 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 Dumas

How many renters are there in Dumas?

Dumas has an estimated 888 (±145) renting households, 51.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dumas?

In Dumas, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 51.4% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dumas?

A renting household in Dumas has 2.3 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Dumas city, Arkansas (place:19990, 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.