Dumas is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,604 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dumas is the 95th largest community in Arkansas.
Dumas is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Dumas, just 9.31% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Dumas in 2022 was $18,507, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,028 for a family of four. Dumas also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.86% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Dumas is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dumas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dumas residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Dumas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dumas include African, English, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Dumas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.