2024 population: 232,848 ( 5,639 from 2020)
Land area: 1800.0 square miles
Population density: 129.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	161,438	69.33%	0.3%
Black:	10,475	4.50%	2.5%
Indian:	13,070	5.61%	5.7%
Asian:	7,587	3.26%	4.8%
2+ races:	10,305	4.43%	4.9%
Hispanic:	29,973	12.87%	17.1%

Total non-White:	71,410	30.67%	9.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,981	13.2
Deaths:	12,867	14.2
Net Migration:	5,222	5.7
Net Immigration:	1,151	1.3

Change in White population:	-524	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,163	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
227,209
161,962	71.28%
10,216	4.50%
12,361	5.44%
7,242	3.19%
9,826	4.32%
25,602	11.27%
65,247	28.72%

2010
230,083
172,989	75.19%
9,262	4.03%
12,174	5.29%
6,209	2.70%
8,670	3.77%
20,643	8.97%
57,094	24.81%

2000
207,290
166,605	80.37%
8,189	3.95%
10,290	4.96%
4,767	2.30%
7,088	3.42%
10,246	4.94%
40,685	19.63%

1990
175,911
154,629	87.90%
6,673	3.79%
9,367	5.32%
3,598	2.05%
n/a
1,644	0.93%
21,282	12.10%

1980
162,813
147,192	90.41%
6,127	3.76%
6,749	4.15%
1,539	0.95%
n/a
1,115	0.68%
15,621	9.59%

1970
128,284
118,890	92.68%
6,044	4.71%
2,378	1.85%
132	0.10%
n/a
788	0.61%
9,394	7.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
27,872	12.1
22,408	9.7
-4,036	-1.8
1,234	0.5

-11,027	-4.8
8,153	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
29,462	14.2
18,988	9.2
4,771	2.3
3,951	1.9

6,384	3.1
16,409	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
28,999	16.5
19,027	10.8
11,240	6.4
1,385	0.8

11,976	6.8
19,403	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
26,283	16.1
15,788	9.7
2,761	1.7
n/a

7,437	4.6
5,661	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
22,508	17.5
n/a

28,302	22.1
6,227	4.9

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):

2024
Number	Percent
39.0
58,671	25.2%
174,177	74.8%
43,925	18.9%

98,040
2.49

65,831	67.1%
48,282	73.3%
6,228	9.5%
32,209	32.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
27,693	12.0%
202,390	88.0%
37,409	16.3%

105,462
2.55

73,190	69.4%
54,111	73.9%
7,603	10.4%
32,272	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
55,518	26.8%
151,772	73.2%
26,186	12.6%

79,818
2.56

57,142	71.6%
45,311	79.3%
5,409	9.5%
22,676	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
48,064	27.3%
127,847	72.7%
23,466	13.3%

66,964
2.59

49,767	74.3%
41,674	83.7%
3,881	7.8%
17,197	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
48,818	30.0%
113,995	70.0%
20,323	12.5%

58,882
2.73

45,609	77.5%
39,132	85.8%
3,246	7.1%
13,273	22.5%

2024 Housing Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,929	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,361	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,202	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,410	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,013	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,868	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,750	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,684	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,705	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,386	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,785	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,622	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,018	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,892	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,247	5.4%
$200,000 or more	5,168	5.3%

Median Household Income	58,108
Per Capita Income	32,364

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,896	7.0%
Public Assistance	1,844	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,081	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	87,522	65.5%
Unemployed	4,511	3.4%
In Armed Forces	740	0.6%

Total Labor Force	92,773	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	40,767	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,799	33,352	54.4%
Non-Profit	3,327	4,634	41.8%
Self-Employed	6,570	3,816	63.3%

Local Government	2,425	4,597	34.5%
State Government	1,887	2,905	39.4%
Federal Government	1,516	1,111	57.7%

Total Private + Self	46,369	37,168	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,155	13,247	40.9%
Total	55,524	50,415	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%
Pct. Private + Self	78.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,221	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,386	21.1%
Professional, Technical	21,874	20.6%
Service Occupations	17,860	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	530	0.5%
All others	29,928	28.2%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	17,752	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	15,310	14.4%
Retail trade	12,347	11.6%
Educational services	8,709	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	7,262	6.8%
Construction	7,259	6.8%
Other services	5,665	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,162	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	5,074	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,307	4.1%
Public administration	4,244	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3,897	3.7%
Wholesale trade	2,196	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,391	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,374	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,302	1.2%
Utilities	1,269	1.2%
Information	1,064	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	524	0.5%
Management	161	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18,453	7.46%
Puerto Rican	501	0.20%
Cuban	254	0.10%
Dominican	140	0.06%

Total Central American	6,952	2.81%
Costa Rican	147	0.06%
Guatemalan	1,316	0.53%
Honduran	517	0.21%
Nicaraguan	80	0.03%
Panamanian	8	0.00%
Salvadoran	4,884	1.98%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	531	0.21%
Argentinean	64	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	178	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	289	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,654	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,274	0.92%
Laotian	2,216	0.90%
Filipino	572	0.23%
Chinese	294	0.12%
Indian	244	0.10%
Hmong	225	0.09%
Korean	224	0.09%
Thai	21	0.01%
Japanese	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	206,098	88.8%
Spanish	18,955	8.2%
Other Asian	2,626	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,728	0.7%
Other	803	0.3%
German, other Germanic	523	0.2%
Other Indo-European	391	0.2%
Tagalog	283	0.1%
Chinese	199	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	27,888	11.3%
German	26,975	10.9%
Irish	26,375	10.7%
American	22,863	9.2%
Scottish	4,205	1.7%
Italian	3,859	1.6%
French	3,768	1.5%
European	3,030	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,583	1.0%
Dutch	1,957	0.8%
Welsh	1,580	0.6%
Polish	1,371	0.6%
Swedish	1,164	0.5%
British	928	0.4%
Norwegian	922	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	239,175	96.7%
Not a citizen	8,050	3.3%

Native	231,888	93.8%
Foreign-born	15,337	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,859	5.3%	14,862	8.9%	57,729	34.4%	51,841	30.9%	22,104	13.2%	12,356	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,859	5.3%
9-12 Years	14,862	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	57,729	34.4%
Some College	51,841	30.9%
Bach. Degree	22,104	13.2%
Grad Degree	12,356	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	185,531	171,432	14,099	7.6%
1991	185,646	170,588	15,058	8.1%
1992	188,377	174,312	14,065	7.5%
1993	192,058	179,578	12,480	6.5%
1994	197,779	186,958	10,821	5.5%
1995	199,206	189,110	10,096	5.1%
1996	200,720	190,605	10,115	5.0%
1997	202,132	192,162	9,970	4.9%
1998	202,935	193,169	9,766	4.8%
1999	205,750	198,111	7,639	3.7%

2000	204,974	197,755	7,219	3.5%
2001	206,021	197,632	8,389	4.1%
2002	207,395	197,621	9,774	4.7%
2003	207,758	196,909	10,849	5.2%
2004	211,500	200,942	10,558	5.0%
2005	217,298	207,554	9,744	4.5%
2006	220,886	210,417	10,469	4.7%
2007	223,729	212,097	11,632	5.2%
2008	223,266	212,137	11,129	5.0%
2009	219,837	202,395	17,442	7.9%

2010	219,378	201,858	17,520	8.0%
2011	216,881	198,777	18,104	8.3%
2012	215,939	199,470	16,469	7.6%
2013	212,490	196,701	15,789	7.4%
2014	209,913	197,754	12,159	5.8%
2015	210,818	200,128	10,690	5.1%
2016	210,392	201,645	8,747	4.2%
2017	209,029	200,956	8,073	3.9%
2018	207,694	200,159	7,535	3.6%
2019	207,598	200,610	6,988	3.4%

2020	205,776	193,523	12,253	6.0%
2021	201,503	193,731	7,772	3.9%
2022	204,428	197,899	6,529	3.2%
2023	206,822	199,725	7,097	3.4%
2024	210,379	203,041	7,338	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	109,215
Median Value	$168,335

Occupied	98,040	89.8%
Vacant	11,175	10.2%

Owned	66,099	67.4%
Rented	31,941	32.6%
Median Rent	$853

Single-Family Units	80,880	74.1%
Detached	78,651	72.0%
Attached	2,229	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,002	8.2%
Mobile Homes	9,155	8.4%

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

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