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Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

246,751 Population
2,409 square miles 102.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$28,317 ±$1,554 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$49,980 ±$2,432 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

18.2% ±2% (44,279  ±4,871) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

21.4 minutes ±1 (2,042,505  ±127,072) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

99,401 ±2,229 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (243,702  ±2,973) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.5% ±1.5% (3,003  ±842) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

109,717 ±987 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$167,000 ±$6,088 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.3% ±1.8% (32,355  ±4,517.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

85.5% ±3% (144,660  ±5,436.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
19.9% ±1.6% (33,694  ±2,681.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

5.9% ±1% (14,658  ±2,365) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

8.3% ±0.8% (15,549  ±1,544) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
15,549 Total veterans ±1,544 14,161 Male ±1,532 1,388 Female ±532

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