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Desha, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Desha is a Census CDP of 679 people across 2.27 square miles of land, in Independence County. Median household income is $68,403, 82.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Desha
What Desha is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land300 plus or minus 134
- County holding the largest share of its areaIndependence 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.
Desha
How many people live in Desha
- Population679 plus or minus 304
- Median age60.0
- Population under 1846 plus or minus 53
- Share under 186.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over250 plus or minus 156
- Share 65 and over36.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Households419 plus or minus 162
- Family households196 plus or minus 126
- Share of households that are families46.8 percent plus or minus 24.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Desha
Income and work in Desha
- Median household income$68,403 plus or minus $33,102
- Per capita income$34,278
- Civilian labor force449 plus or minus 195
- Employed449 plus or minus 195
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over575 plus or minus 255
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent plus or minus 55.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Desha
Housing in Desha
- Housing units493 plus or minus 171
- Occupied units419 plus or minus 162
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 79
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Owner occupied347 plus or minus 145
- Renter occupied72 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate82.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,600 plus or minus $54,946
- Median gross rent, monthly$632
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units419 plus or minus 161
- Share single family85.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Desha
How Desha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute449 plus or minus 195
- Commuting under 15 minutes217 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.3 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more48 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.7 percent plus or minus 16.1
- 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.
Independence County, not Desha
Independence County context, not Desha figures
- Establishments in Independence County810
- Covered employment, Independence County17,612
- Average annual pay, Independence County$48,642
- Housing units permitted, Independence County32
Every figure in this section is published for Independence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Desha.
All Independence County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Desha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Desha, Arkansas?
679, in 419 households. Desha CDP covers 2.27 square miles of land, which is 300 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Desha in?
Independence 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 Desha?
$68,403. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,600. Median gross rent is $632 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Desha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Independence 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 Desha.
Is zoning published for Desha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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