Dyess, Arkansas
Dyess is a town in
Mississippi County,
Arkansas,
United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. It is best known for being the boyhood home of
singer and
songwriter Johnny Cash.
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Location of Dyess, Arkansas |
Dyess is located at (35.590224, -90.214523).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5
km² (1.0
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 515 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The
population density was 205.0/km² (528.5/mi²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 81.2/km² (209.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.10%
White, 2.14%
Black or
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 6.99% from
other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 9.51% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 177 households out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were
married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $26,447. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,229 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $11,047. About 25.3% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 37.7% of those age 65 or over.
