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Arkansas City is a Census city of 456 people across 0.49 square miles of land, in Desha County. Median household income is $41,900, 73.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arkansas City
What Arkansas City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.49 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land926 plus or minus 368
- County holding the largest share of its areaDesha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Arkansas City
- Population456 plus or minus 181
- Median age46.8 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over101 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households230 plus or minus 72
- Family households132 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families57.4 percent plus or minus 18.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Arkansas City
- Median household income$41,900 plus or minus $11,345
- Per capita income$21,836 plus or minus $5,312
- Civilian labor force157 plus or minus 66
- Employed143 plus or minus 65
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate8.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over318 plus or minus 107
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Arkansas City
- Housing units300 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units230 plus or minus 72
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate23.3 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Owner occupied168 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied62 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate73.0 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$625
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units185 plus or minus 61
- Share single family61.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes81 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Arkansas City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute143 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes42 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.4 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Drove alone100.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Arkansas City
- NFIP communityCity of Arkansas City
- NFIP community number050066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12(M)
The City of Arkansas City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050066 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Desha County, not Arkansas City
Desha County context, not Arkansas City figures
- Establishments in Desha County270
- Covered employment, Desha County4,132
- Average annual pay, Desha County$47,354
- Housing units permitted, Desha County2
Every figure in this section is published for Desha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arkansas City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Arkansas City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arkansas City, Arkansas?
456, in 230 households. Arkansas City city covers 0.49 square miles of land, which is 926 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arkansas City in?
Desha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arkansas City?
$41,900. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,700. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Arkansas City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arkansas City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arkansas City, city of, community 050066, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Arkansas City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Desha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Arkansas City.
Is zoning published for Arkansas City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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