Desha, AR

Full City Profile · Arkansas · Independence County County

3.1 /5.0

B Good

908 Population 400/sq mi density

$77,768 Median Income $29,083 per capita

$143,300 Home Value $171,300 Zillow

$702 Median Rent 29.8% income on rent

60°F Avg Temperature 301 sunny days/yr

426 Violent Crime/100K 2,181 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

4.6 / 5.0

$77,768 median income, 1.7% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$143,300 home value, $702/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

426 violent crimes/100K (12% above avg)

Education

1.9 / 5.0

11.7% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+2.6%

885 → 908

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+1.29%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+10.9%

$70,156 → $77,768

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+5.29%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Desha across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

993

+85 from 2023 (908)

Projected Median Income 2030

$111,561

+$33,793 from 2023 ($77,768)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	885	—	$70,156	—
2023	908	+2.6%	$77,768	+10.9%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.