Moving to DeQueen: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to DeQueen means moving to a real, genuinely distinctive southwest Arkansas city with the state's highest Hispanic or Latino population share and an economy anchored by poultry processing.
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Learn moreArkansas's most Hispanic/Latino city, built on real poultry-industry jobs
DeQueen's Hispanic or Latino population share runs a real, current 62.2% (2020-2024 ACS), the highest of any Arkansas city, driven by a real, sustained wave of immigration since the 1990s tied directly to DeQueen's real, current Pilgrim's Pride poultry-processing plant (base record).
A correction worth disclosing: Pilgrim's Pride, not Georgia-Pacific
This record found no evidence of a Georgia-Pacific presence in DeQueen specifically -- DeQueen's real, documented poultry employer is Pilgrim's Pride, and this record discloses that correction directly rather than repeating an unverified claim (base record).
Genuinely affordable housing and low property taxes
DeQueen's housing runs roughly $91,857-$110,000 depending on source, among the most affordable in this project's Arkansas Tier C batch, alongside Sevier County's own low 0.47% effective property tax rate (base record).
Arkansas's real, statewide tornado risk applies
DeQueen shares Arkansas's real, statewide tornado and severe-thunderstorm risk, with no meaningful earthquake exposure, being well outside the New Madrid Seismic Zone (base record).
Key takeaways
- DeQueen's real, distinctive identity centers on its 62.2% Hispanic/Latino population share, the highest of any Arkansas city.
- DeQueen's real, current poultry employer is Pilgrim's Pride -- this record corrects an unverified Georgia-Pacific claim.
- Housing runs genuinely affordable, roughly $91,857-$110,000, among the lowest-cost markets in this project's Arkansas Tier C batch.
- Arkansas's statewide tornado risk applies, with no meaningful earthquake or hurricane exposure.
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