Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.03 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Blytheville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.25% of adults in Blytheville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Blytheville in 2022 was $27,283, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,132 for a family of four. However, Blytheville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Blytheville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blytheville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blytheville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Blytheville include Irish, English, German, African, and European.
The most common language spoken in Blytheville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
