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Dell, AR map Population (year 2000): 251. Estimated population in July 2006: 228 (-9.2% change)
 

Males: 119  (47.4%)
Females: 132  (52.6%)

Mississippi County

Median resident age:  43.1 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72426.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,700 (it was $26,607 in 2000)
Dell  $27,700
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,300 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
Dell  $60,300
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Dell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
  • Hispanic (8.0%)
  • Other race (8.0%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (31.5%), Irish (5.6%), English (5.2%), German (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 241 feet

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 259 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Dell

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dell town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 48.5%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Arkansas:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Dell:  0.4% ($199)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Dell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (45.0 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (51.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (444.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Victoria, AR (7.0 miles) , Burdette, AR (7.2 miles) , Gosnell, AR (8.9 miles ), Manila, AR (9.0 miles ), Blytheville, AR (10.1 miles ), Luxora, AR (10.3 miles ), Osceola, AR (11.6 miles ), Keiser, AR (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.86 N, Longitude: 90.04 W


Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-4.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Printing and related support activities (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)


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Dell-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the Dell town center killed 35 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 4 tornado 6.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused $350,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dell:
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (about 10 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 15 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 20 miles; RIPLEY, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dell:
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 37 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 57 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dell:
  • MANILA MUNI (about 8 miles; MANILA, AR; ID: MXA)
  • ARKANSAS INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; ID: BYH)
  • OSCEOLA MUNI (about 13 miles; OSCEOLA, AR; ID: 7M4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dell:
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
Private high school in Dell:
  • MISSISSIPPI CTY CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 103; Location: P. O. BOX 236; Grades: 6 - 12)

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

DELL WATERWORKS (Population served: 1334, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.3%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.1%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Dell compared to Arkansas state average:
  • 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 below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$951
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,060
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,573
Firefighters 0$0 1$220
Totals for Government 0$0 11$3,804



4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.78%
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 Craighead County, AR  0.58% ($24,233 average AGI)
from Pemiscot County, MO  0.33% ($28,380)
from Crittenden County, AR  0.18% ($23,815)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,248 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
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 Craighead County, AR  1.05% ($29,113 average AGI)
to Pemiscot County, MO  0.30% ($19,478)
to Shelby County, TN  0.24% ($30,838)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dell:
  • KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOSE (860 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dell:
  • WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • KHLS (96.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • KQDD (107.3 FM; OSCEOLA, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
  • KBCM (88.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dell:
  • WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
  • WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

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