The Town Files

Prairie County, Arkansas

8,064 people. The median home is worth $96,400 (typical Arkansas town: $128,600) and the median household earns $51,646.

Towns in Prairie County

Towns in Prairie County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Des Arc1,905$90,700$30,92148.8
Hazen1,481$134,400$49,22544.2
De Valls Bluff520—$27,36141.9

People and housing

Prairie CountyTypical Arkansas town
Median home value$96,400$128,600
Median rent$625$792
Median household income$51,646$50,408
Median age45.737.8
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%16.5%
Below the poverty line11.8%19.7%

Jobs and pay

1,562 jobs in 2024, average pay $45,818 a year.

Largest industries in Prairie CountyHealth care & social assistan…284 jobs · $40,994Retail206 jobs · $36,878Manufacturing148 jobs · $46,157Agriculture, forestry & fishi…144 jobs · $61,743Wholesale trade79 jobs · $75,802Transportation & warehousing52 jobs · $50,848
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Prairie County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 3.1%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 409 storm events in Prairie County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Prairie County by type since 1996Hail64Heat9Flood58Drought15Tornado21Ice Storm6Flash Flood35Strong Wind6Funnel Cloud7Winter Storm22
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Prairie County has been included in 22 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3636: Severe Winter Storm
May 21, 2025FloodDR-4873: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 5, 2025Severe StormEM-3627: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 27, 2020HurricaneEM-3541: Hurricane Laura
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4518: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3461: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).