Dumas, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Dumas is a Census city of 3,768 people across 2.91 square miles of land, in Desha County. Median household income is $34,787, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dumas
What Dumas is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,297
- 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 Dumas
- Population3,768
- Median age41.2
- Population under 181,063
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over842
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households1,727
- Family households1,012
- Share of households that are families58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dumas
- Median household income$34,787 plus or minus $8,279
- Per capita income$18,507
- Civilian labor force1,321
- Employed1,191
- Unemployed130 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over2,535
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dumas
- Housing units2,105
- Occupied units1,727
- Vacant units378 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied839
- Renter occupied888
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,400 plus or minus $18,955
- Median gross rent, monthly$718 plus or minus $195
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units1,364
- Share single family64.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more650 plus or minus 194
- Share in buildings of two or more30.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes91 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dumas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,168
- Commuting under 15 minutes586 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more327 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled16.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dumas (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$8,674,800
- Average approval$963,867
- Median approval$413,000
- Largest approval$3,500,000
- Jobs supported64
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term168 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dumas, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Dumas
- NFIP communityCity of Dumas
- NFIP community number050067
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12
The City of Dumas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050067 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 Dumas
Desha County context, not Dumas 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 Dumas.
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
Dumas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dumas, Arkansas?
3,768, in 1,727 households. Dumas city covers 2.91 square miles of land, which is 1,297 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dumas 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 Dumas?
$34,787. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,400. Median gross rent is $718 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dumas businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $8.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $413,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dumas, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dumas borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dumas. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dumas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dumas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dumas, city of, community 050067, 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 Dumas 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 Dumas.
Is zoning published for Dumas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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