Conway is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 67,617 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Conway is the eighth largest community in Arkansas. Conway real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Conway house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Conway is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Conway is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conway who work in management occupations (11.92%), healthcare (10.99%), and office and administrative support (10.38%). Also of interest is that Conway 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: 7.49% 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.Conway is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Conway enrolled in college, Conway has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. The education level of Conway ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Conway, 40.33% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Conway in 2022 was $31,301, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,204 for a family of four. However, Conway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Conway is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Conway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Conway include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Conway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
