Bryant is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 21,501 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bryant is the 23rd largest community in Arkansas. Bryant has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bryant, where the median household income is $76,282.00. Bryant real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Bryant house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Bryant isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bryant are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bryant is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bryant who work in sales jobs (14.33%), healthcare (12.37%), and office and administrative support (11.12%). Also of interest is that Bryant has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Bryant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Bryant is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.18% of adults in Bryant have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bryant in 2022 was $38,967, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,868 for a family of four. However, Bryant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bryant is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bryant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bryant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bryant include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Bryant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
