Altheimer is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 666 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altheimer is the 220th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Altheimer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Altheimer is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altheimer who work in teaching (26.32%), office and administrative support (22.01%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.61%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Altheimer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Altheimer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Altheimer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Altheimer may be for you. In Altheimer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Altheimer is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Altheimer isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. As is often the case in a small city, Altheimer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Altheimer overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Altheimer, 23.56% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Altheimer in 2022 was $20,371, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,484 for a family of four. However, Altheimer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Altheimer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altheimer residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Altheimer include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Altheimer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
