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Short, OK

299 Population
10.8 square miles 27.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±37.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 37 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$10,827 ±$7,436 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: $32,511 ±$1,682
  • about one-third of the amount in Oklahoma: $35,624 ±$257
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: $58,468 ±$1,723
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Oklahoma: $65,039 ±$439
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

57.2% ±38.1% (171  ±139) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 16.4% 37,015 (±0.9% / ±2,020)
  • more than double the rate in Oklahoma: 15.3% 599,071 (±0.2% / ±8,102)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31 minutes ±27.1 (2,230  ±1,328) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 21.5 1,974,365 (±0.5 / ±57,606)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Oklahoma: 22.4 36,845,232 (±0.1 / ±206,151)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

121 ±38 Number of households
  • the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 90,992 ±773
  • Oklahoma: 1,562,389 ±2,824
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.9 (299  ±139) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 2.5 226,870 (±0 / ±50)
  • about the same as the figure in Oklahoma: 2.5 3,911,308
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

136 ±42 Number of housing units
  • the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 101,458 ±119
  • Oklahoma: 1,775,127 ±745
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$113,700 ±$15,785 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: $171,200 ±$3,507
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Oklahoma: $199,800 ±$1,121
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

31.8% ±42.2% (95  ±133.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 13.3% 30,236 (±0.8% / ±1,853.5)
  • more than double the rate in Oklahoma: 14.4% 575,473 (±0.2% / ±8,326.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

77.7% ±21.3% (139  ±60.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 85.8% 133,378 (±1.6% / ±2,535.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 89.4% 2,386,427 (±0.4% / ±9,481.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.9% ±15.3% (16  ±27.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 21% 32,690 (±0.9% / ±1,360.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Oklahoma: 28.4% 756,531 (±0.2% / ±5,441.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6.6% ±8.6% (12  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area: 8.2% 14,373 (±0.5% / ±786)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 7.9% 240,929 (±0.1% / ±3,200)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
12 Total veterans ±16 12 Male ±16 N/A Female ±10

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