DelightAR
A town of 280, settled in 1896.
Is Delight a good place to live?
Delight’s median age is 48.4 years, above both the Arkansas town median (36.6 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Delight has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
280 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Delight: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delight, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Delight.
Delight has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Delight for work: only 0% work in town. 22% of Delight residents live below the poverty line, against 18% in Arkansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Murfreesboro (28%), Nashville (8%) and De Queen (4%).
| Delight | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Delight
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Delight has mild winters and hot summers
Delight has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Delight’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Delight is
Delight beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 47% of adults have high blood pressure in Delight.
| Delight | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Delight | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.9% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Delight
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delight; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Delight residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Delight for work
Where Delight’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Delight
Town in Arkansas, United States
Delight is a town in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 288 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 348 ft
- ZIP code
- 71940
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Delight
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delight, AR a good place to live?
Delight has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.