Arkansas City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 11,923 people and five associated neighborhoods, Arkansas City is the 30th largest community in Kansas.

In terms of college education, Arkansas City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.75% of adults 25 and older in Arkansas City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Arkansas City in 2022 was $25,442, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,768 for a family of four. However, Arkansas City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Arkansas City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arkansas City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arkansas City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Arkansas City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arkansas City include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Arkansas City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.