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A town of 2,791, platted in 1854.
DeWitt earns a D, ranked 82nd of 123 in Arkansas, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $48K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. What it does well: homes are within reach, about $121K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the county’s $53K median household income. 42% of working residents work locally in DeWitt, above both the Arkansas town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). DeWitt has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them DeWitt Post Office and Halliburton House. Only 2 of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than DeWitt.
Where DeWitt beats most towns.
Halliburton House
Census counts: 169 in 1880, 3,056 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far DeWitt is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in DeWitt, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in DeWitt.
DeWitt has a longer frost-free season than almost anywhere else in Arkansas, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Against the 4,940 U.S. towns with household incomes like DeWitt’s, it is less healthy than 63%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Within Arkansas it is less healthy than 59% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
Nearly two in five adults have obesity in DeWitt. Two figures for adults locally: 44% have high blood pressure, 35% get no exercise outside work.
| DeWitt | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | DeWitt | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 50.2% | 54.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Dewitt High School, with 364 students. Its three schools are below. The 3 public schools in DeWitt teach 1,153 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 518 | B |
| Dewitt High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 364 | B− |
| Dewitt Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 271 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
The biggest place to walk is DeWitt City Park, 37 acres with 1 miles of trail. Trails total 1.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. For DeWitt, the trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| DeWitt | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. DeWitt City Park | 1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.3 years of the county’s $53K median household income, the typical home (about $121K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Arkansas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The typical value, about $121K, is 10% below its January 2022 peak.
DeWitt: 54% of households own their home. Homes locally are typically worth about $121,000, down 0.9% in a year, 46% below the Arkansas typical home. In DeWitt, the going rate for rent is $853 a month.
| DeWitt | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $853 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For DeWitt, the FEMA risk score is 80 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2009: 3. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 30%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 70 to 30 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
DeWitt’s level of violent crime stands at 3.9 per 1,000 residents. Within Arkansas, it does better than 55% of towns.
| DeWitt | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 13.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Stuttgart 9 Ese weather station, 14 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 250 days, the #2 highest of 626 Arkansas places with climate records.
DeWitt’s July high comes in at 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,216 working residents takes 13.8 minutes, against 22.5 across Arkansas.
Half commute less than 11 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in DeWitt rose by 172, to 1,599. In DeWitt, the average trip to work is 14 minutes. The top destinations are Stuttgart (14%), Little Rock (6%) and Gillett (3%).
| DeWitt | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of DeWitt; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 DeWitt residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
9 places in DeWitt on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas
DeWitt is the second largest city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the southern district of Arkansas County. Population was 3,056 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is located on the Arkansas Grand Prairie, known for rice farming and duck hunting. DeWitt is home to the DeWitt School District and the DeWitt Municipal Airport.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
DeWitt grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #82 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D for health, C for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 55% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
