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Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area


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2022 population: 247,072   ( 33,395 from 2010 , 2,761 from 2020)
Land area: 2409.0 square miles
Population density: 102.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:177,189 71.72% 15.6%
Black:10,3094.17% 0.3%
Indian:12,9285.23% 29.1%
Asian:7,5963.07% 17.1%
2+ races:10,2324.14% 10.1%
Hispanic:28,81811.66% 19.6%
Total non-White:69,88328.28% 1.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,604 13.5
Deaths:7,74015.8
Net Migration: 3,3336.8
Net Immigration: 4460.9
Change in White population:-32,642 -11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:-753 -0.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
280,467
209,83174.81%
10,2783.66%
18,2446.50%
6,4882.31%
11,3794.06%
24,0978.59%
70,63625.19%

2000
255,399
204,31280.00%
9,2483.62%
15,3706.02%
4,8751.91%
9,3843.67%
12,0954.74%
51,08720.00%

1990
219,181
191,17987.22%
7,7793.55%
14,4466.59%
3,6381.66%
n/a
2,1390.98%
28,00212.78%

1980
203,511
183,46690.15%
7,1073.49%
9,8324.83%
1,6480.81%
n/a
1,3620.67%
20,0459.85%

1970
160,421
148,15392.35%
7,2864.54%
3,7652.35%
1470.09%
n/a
9650.60%
12,268 7.65%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
36,161 14.2
24,0479.4
4,3961.7
4,8131.9
5,519 2.2
19,549 7.7
1990's
NumberRate
35,499 16.2
24,19511.0
13,5346.2
1,4480.7
13,133 6.0
23,085 10.5
1980's
NumberRate
32,226 15.8
20,385 10.0
3,804 1.9
n/a
7,713 3.8
7,957 3.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
29,189 18.2
n/a
35,313 22.0
7,777 4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.1
58,294 23.6%
188,778 76.4%
42,318 17.1%
96,258
2.51
64,101 66.6%
46,284 72.2%
6,754 10.5%
32,157 33.4%

2010
NumberPercent
37.6
71,603 25.5%
208,864 74.5%
38,721 13.8%
108,132
2.55
74,986 69.3%
55,648 74.2%
7,652 10.2%
33,146 30.7%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
68,089 26.7%
187,310 73.3%
32,731 12.8%
97,692
2.57
70,423 72.1%
55,981 79.5%
6,448 9.2%
27,269 27.9%

1990
NumberPercent
33.6
60,014 27.4%
159,167 72.6%
29,975 13.7%
82,942
2.60
61,897 74.6%
51,755 83.6%
4,764 7.7%
21,045 25.4%

1980
NumberPercent
31.0
61,159 30.1%
142,352 69.9%
26,535 13.0%
73,335
2.73
56,928 77.6%
49,025 86.1%
3,933 6.9%
16,407 22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units108,312 
Median Value$146,130 
Occupied96,25888.9%
Vacant12,05411.1%
Owned63,99666.5%
Rented32,26233.5%
Median Rent$790 
Single-Family Units79,56673.5%
    Detached77,67271.7%
    Attached1,8941.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units9,0328.3%
Mobile Homes9,5748.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,3825.6%
$10,000 to $14,9995,6225.8%
$15,000 to $19,9994,3884.6%
$20,000 to $24,9995,1845.4%
$25,000 to $29,9995,3715.6%
$30,000 to $34,9995,3765.6%
$35,000 to $39,9994,7264.9%
$40,000 to $44,9994,8225.0%
$45,000 to $49,9994,6264.8%
$50,000 to $59,9998,1708.5%
$60,000 to $74,9999,80510.2%
$75,000 to $99,99911,91312.4%
$100,000 to $124,9997,8038.1%
$125,000 to $149,9994,6144.8%
$150,000 to $199,9994,3454.5%
$200,000 or more4,1114.3%
Median Household Income53,213 
Per Capita Income29,998 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6,4796.7%
Public Assistance1,9162.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps13,67014.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed86,18764.0%
Unemployed4,8693.6%
In Armed Forces7200.5%
Total Labor Force91,77668.2%
Not in Labor Force42,82431.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector39,71732,46555.0%
Non-Profit2,9484,14141.6%
Self-Employed6,6633,60164.9%
Local Government2,7093,81041.6%
State Government1,9543,28537.3%
Federal Government1,4521,23854.0%
Total Private + Self46,38036,06656.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,06312,47442.1%
Total55,44348,54053.3%
Pct. Govt.13.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts13,39112.8%
Sales and Office Occupations22,14221.2%
Professional, Technical20,15819.3%
Service Occupations17,69617.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6100.6%
All others30,86529.6%
White Collar 53.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing17,80917.1%
Health care and social assistance14,41713.8%
Retail trade11,42411.0%
Educational services8,7698.4%
Construction7,3057.0%
Accommodation and food services7,2677.0%
Transportation and warehousing5,3555.1%
Other services4,9144.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4,7484.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,3814.2%
Public administration4,1854.0%
Finance and insurance3,4353.3%
Wholesale trade2,3812.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,6911.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,6641.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4431.4%
Utilities1,1781.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction8810.8%
Information8060.8%
Management1990.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican17,9467.31%
Puerto Rican6680.27%
Cuban1760.07%
Dominican1290.05%
Total Central American6,3242.58%
Costa Rican2700.11%
Guatemalan1,0130.41%
Honduran3370.14%
Nicaraguan200.01%
Panamanian50.00%
Salvadoran4,6791.91%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2670.11%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian990.04%
Ecuadorian210.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1340.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan130.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,6050.65%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Laotian2,6841.09%
Vietnamese2,0810.85%
Filipino5080.21%
Thai3550.14%
Chinese2290.09%
Hmong2010.08%
Korean1980.08%
Indian1640.07%
Japanese90.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English205,13289.1%
Spanish17,7757.7%
Other Asian3,1411.4%
Vietnamese1,5730.7%
Other7970.3%
German, other Germanic5130.2%
Other Indo-European4830.2%
Tagalog2740.1%
Arabic1760.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American26,50710.8%
German23,2549.5%
Irish22,7969.3%
English20,8758.5%
Scottish3,8001.5%
Italian3,6891.5%
French3,4181.4%
European3,1621.3%
Scotch-Irish2,2270.9%
Dutch2,0250.8%
Welsh1,4990.6%
British1,4030.6%
Swedish1,3740.6%
Polish1,3530.6%
Norwegian8430.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen237,41996.7%
Not a citizen8,0563.3%
Native230,68794.0%
Foreign-born14,7886.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9,159 5.5%15,745 9.5%55,506 33.5%51,047 30.8%22,873 13.8%11,517 6.9%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9,159 5.5%
9-12 Years 15,745 9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 55,506 33.5%
Some College 51,047 30.8%
Bach. Degree 22,873 13.8%
Grad Degree 11,517 6.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 192,702 178,020 14,682 7.6%
1991 192,890 177,286 15,604 8.1%
1992 195,736 181,182 14,554 7.4%
1993 199,852 186,930 12,922 6.5%
1994 205,764 194,636 11,128 5.4%
1995 207,186 196,784 10,402 5.0%
1996 209,096 198,658 10,438 5.0%
1997 210,258 200,008 10,250 4.9%
1998 210,756 200,694 10,062 4.8%
1999 213,476 205,570 7,906 3.7%
2000 213,050 205,562 7,488 3.5%
2001 214,108 205,420 8,688 4.1%
2002 215,508 205,350 10,158 4.7%
2003 215,800 204,568 11,232 5.2%
2004 219,686 208,742 10,944 5.0%
2005 225,742 215,634 10,108 4.5%
2006 229,352 218,514 10,838 4.7%
2007 232,212 220,194 12,018 5.2%
2008 231,724 220,222 11,502 5.0%
2009 227,988 209,962 18,026 7.9%
2010 227,174 209,074 18,100 8.0%
2011 224,650 205,978 18,672 8.3%
2012 223,642 206,648 16,994 7.6%
2013 219,956 203,666 16,290 7.4%
2014 217,256 204,690 12,566 5.8%
2015 218,260 207,208 11,052 5.1%
2016 217,770 208,724 9,046 4.2%
2017 216,440 208,104 8,336 3.9%
2018 215,076 207,280 7,796 3.6%
2019 215,122 207,884 7,238 3.4%
2020 213,254 200,582 12,672 5.9%
2021 208,776 200,730 8,046 3.9%
2022 211,878 205,100 6,778 3.2%
2023 214,256 206,920 7,336 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com