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Fort Smith, AR
Demographic Data




Fort Smith Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fort Smith Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

89,992

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
17.3%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
14.5%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
15.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
83.1%
83.1%
24.9%
24.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fort Smith
USA
$32,809
$32,809
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fort Smith
USA
$50,799
$50,799
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Construction
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Other
Public Service
Finance
Wholesale
17.2%
17.2%
13.9%
13.9%
10.5%
10.5%
8.2%
8.2%
6.9%
6.9%
6.4%
6.4%
5.6%
5.6%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
4.7%
4.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
59.4%
59.4%
19.6%
19.6%
8.0%
8.0%
6.2%
6.2%
5.7%
5.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Scottish
European
Italian
French
Dutch
British
Swedish
Welsh
Scots-Irish
Polish
Hungarian
Eastern European
Norwegian
Scandinavian
French Canadian
African
South African
9.8%
9.8%
8.2%
8.2%
7.9%
7.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Laotian
Vietnamese
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Arabic
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Thai
Chinese
West Germanic languages
Portuguese
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
79.4%
79.4%
15.0%
15.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fort Smith Residents

11.3%


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