COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dyess vs Blytheville
PLACE A
Dyess, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Blytheville, Arkansas
Dyess is 97% smaller than Blytheville. Blytheville earns more, with a median household income $2,865 higher.
DYESSBLYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population31812,227−97% vs Blytheville
Population density331590−259
Population growth-17.3%-14.2%−3.1 pts
Median age32.442.3−9.9
Male48.4%44.7%+3.8 pts
Female51.6%55.3%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born6.9%3.6%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%33.2%+45.0 pts
Black2.1%58.4%−56.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%3.8%+12.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other3.5%3.3%+0.2 pts
Median household income$45,000$47,865−$2,865
Per capita income$17,933$28,970−$11,037
Poverty rate29.1%24.2%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5280.518Even
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%16.7%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree0.6%8.8%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%9.2%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation53.4%62.1%−8.7 pts
Median home value$70,000$119,000−$49,000
Median gross rent$754$855−$101
Owner-occupied70.2%50.3%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.6%20.6%+18.0 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%51.1%+23.9 pts
Average commute22.215.5+6.8
Worked from home1.0%2.4%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%5.0%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025