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Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

232,848 Population
1,800 square miles 129.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,874 ±$2,003 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,327 ±$3,301 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.7% ±2.1% (31,345  ±4,748) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.4 minutes ±0.9 (2,106,780  ±117,958) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

93,826 ±1,524 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (229,855  ±62) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.5% ±2.1% (3,404  ±1,103) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

102,705 ±59 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$207,000 ±$10,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±1.9% (32,241  ±4,420.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.2% ±3.7% (137,645  ±5,912.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.4% ±1.9% (33,723  ±2,968.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.1% (16,606  ±2,668) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±0.9% (12,190  ±1,528) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,190 Total veterans ±1,528 11,116 Male ±1,480 1,074 Female ±477

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