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Population in July 2007: 1,205. Population change since 2000: -1.0%
 

Males: 568  (46.2%)
Females: 662  (53.8%)

Howard County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71833.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,000 (it was $27,900 in 2000)
Dierks  $29,000
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $41,800 (it was $38,000 in 2000)
Dierks  $41,800
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Dierks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dierks: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.2%), Irish (7.4%), German (6.8%), English (5.7%), Dutch (1.3%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 441 feet

Land area: 1.86 square miles.

Population density: 662 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dierks

  • High school or higher: 60.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dierks city

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Dierks, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dierks to the number of sex offenders is 617 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dierks:  0.7% ($257)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (90.3 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (115.5 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (211.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lockesburg, AR (14.8 miles ), Nashville, AR (16.9 miles ), Mineral Springs, AR (18.2 miles ), Daisy, AR (20.5 miles) , Gillham, AR (20.8 miles) , Ben Lomond, AR (21.0 miles) , Tollette, AR (22.4 miles ), Murfreesboro, AR (22.9 miles ).

Latitude: 34.12 N, Longitude: 94.02 W


31 people in nursing homes
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-14.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Dierks (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (631.9 per 100,000)
  • 4 thefts (316.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (79.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 63.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.43
US city average:  3.00

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Dierks-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Dierks city center killed 7 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.9 miles away from the city center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dierks:
  • HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; NASHVILLE, AR)
  • PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)
  • DE QUEEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DE QUEEN, AR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dierks:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 47 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 69 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dierks:
  • HOWARD COUNTY (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, AR; ID: M77)
  • J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 26 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; ID: DEQ)
  • MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; MENA, AR; ID: M39)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dierks:
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 76 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 124 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 125 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
Public high school in Dierks:
  • DIERKS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 900 OLD HWY 70 WEST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Dierks:
  • JOANN WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 286; Location: 800 OLD HWY 70 WEST; Grades: KG - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Dierks and their reported violations in the past:

DIERKS WATER WORKS (Population served: 1695, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2001
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2000)
  • WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-17-1998 to JUL-17-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between FEB-25-2001 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1997)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: SWTR
USCOE DKW3 BLUE RIDGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Dierks compared to Arkansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dierks (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of De Queen: Dierks Branch at Main And Third Streets, branch established on 1971-02-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $338.0 mil, Deposits: $306.2 mil, headquarters in De Queen, AR, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First National Security Company
  • Diamond State Bank: Dierks Branch at Highway 4, branch established on 1994-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $219.7 mil, Deposits: $189.8 mil, headquarters in Murfreesboro, AR, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Bainum Bancorp Ii



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5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.54%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hempstead County, AR  0.94% ($27,114 average AGI)
from Pike County, AR  0.56% ($20,654)
from Sevier County, AR  0.53% ($23,960)


7.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.28%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hempstead County, AR  0.82% ($25,231 average AGI)
to Pike County, AR  0.78% ($22,189)
to Sevier County, AR  0.46% ($25,364)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dierks:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KBHC (1260 AM; 1 kW; NASHVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dierks:
  • KMTB (99.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX RADIO, INC.)
  • KSSW (96.9 FM; NASHVILLE, AR; Owner: DON CAMPBELL)
  • KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
  • KDQN-FM (92.1 FM; DE QUEEN, AR; Owner: JAY W. BUNYARD & ANNE W. BUNYARD)
  • KNAS (105.5 FM; NASHVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX RADIO, INC.)
  • KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dierks:
  • KJEP-CA (Channel 23; NASHVILLE, AR; Owner: KNVL-TV)
  • KSJA-CA (Channel 21; NASHVILLE, AR; Owner: KNVL-TV)

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