Statewide Claims to Fame

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Retail sales

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Households

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Housing units

Fort Smith is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Asian

Fort Smith is 3rd in Arkansas out of 53 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Fort Smith is 3rd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Two or More

Fort Smith is 3rd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Size in square miles

Fort Smith is 6th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Fort Smith, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 87,443 2nd 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 62.0 3rd 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,391.2 9th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 7.6% 26th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.5% 33rd 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.7% 32nd 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.2% 42nd 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.7% 26th 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 69.3% 37th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.0% 31st 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.8% 6th 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 5.3% 2nd 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 25th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 4.2% 3rd 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 16.5% 9th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 64.6% 39th 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 51.3% 48th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 12.5% 7th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 37,899 2nd 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 29.2% 9th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 34,008 2nd 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 56.1% 38th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $113,700 28th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.5 31st 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $22,824 22nd $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $37,340 31st $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.5% 26th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Fort Smith Rank Arkansas US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 8,096 2nd 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,667,367 2nd $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $19,790 25th $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $197,015 3rd $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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