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Dent township, Lawrence County, AR

873 Population
22.9 square miles 38.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±6.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lawrence County: 40.3 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,304 ±$3,614 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lawrence County: $26,551 ±$1,897
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,778 ±$8,259 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Lawrence County: $44,882 ±$3,859
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16% ±6.6% (139  ±64) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lawrence County: 20.1% † 3,140 (±2.6% / ±413)
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.5 minutes ±7.7 (8,850  ±4,127) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lawrence County: 25.7 161,055 (±1.5 / ±12,100)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

332 ±68 Number of households
  • Lawrence County: 6,613 ±165
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (873  ±186) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lawrence County: 2.4 15,627 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.1% ±12.2% (19  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lawrence County: 6.9% † 244 (±2.2% / ±79)
  • about double the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

375 ±74 Number of housing units
  • Lawrence County: 7,644 ±37
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,500 ±$7,625 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lawrence County: $98,900 ±$5,854
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.2% ±7.9% (122  ±72.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 12.3% † 1,978 (±2.2% / ±348.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±31.6% (504  ±111.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 83.2% 9,103 (±4.6% / ±504.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.7% ±8.6% (95  ±52.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lawrence County: 14.5% † 1,590 (±2% / ±216.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

10.8% ±6.1% (71  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Lawrence County: 6% † 754 (±1.1% / ±137)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
71 Total veterans ±43 67 Male ±43 4 Female ±5

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