Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.28 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Dumas does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Dumas with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.89% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dumas in 2022 was $17,722, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,888 for a family of four.
Dumas is an extremely 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. Important ancestries of people in Dumas include African, English, Irish, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Dumas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
