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Fort Smith Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Fort Smith has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Fort Smith, AR

People QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas
Population, 2006 estimate 83,461 2,810,872
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.8% 5.1%
Population, 2000 80,268 2,673,400
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.6% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.4% 25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.7% 14.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 77.0% 80.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.6% 15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.7% 0.7%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.6% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.0% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 8.8% 3.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.9% 53.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.2% 2.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.0% 5.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.7% 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.6% 16.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.7 21.9
 
Housing units, 2000 35,341 1,173,043
Homeownership rate, 2000 56.3% 69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $74,200 $72,800
 
Households, 2000 32,398 1,042,696
Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.49
Median household income, 1999 $32,157 $32,182
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,994 $16,904
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.8% 15.8%
Business QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 34,470,795
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,411,467 25,611,630
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $17,337 $9,463
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 155,777 2,766,905
Total number of firms, 2002 7,113 209,010
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.4% 1.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.6% 23.7%
 
Geography QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 50 52,068
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,594.2 51.3
FIPS Code 24550 05
Counties Sebastian County