Arkadelphia is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Arkadelphia to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Arkadelphia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.31 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Arkadelphia is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Arkadelphia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.57% of adults in Arkadelphia have a college degree.
The per capita income in Arkadelphia in 2022 was $20,130, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,520 for a family of four. However, Arkadelphia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Arkadelphia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arkadelphia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arkadelphia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arkadelphia include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Arkadelphia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
