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    Fort Smith, AR
    Demographic Data



    Fort Smith Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Fort Smith Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    90,507

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.5%
    5 - 17:
    17.3%
    18 - 24:
    9.4%
    25 - 34:
    14.7%
    35 - 54:
    23.8%
    55 - 64:
    12.3%
    Over 65 Years:
    16.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.8%
    3.8%
    83.7%
    83.7%
    23.9%
    23.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Fort Smith
    USA
    $34,413
    $34,413
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Fort Smith
    USA
    $54,816
    $54,816
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    18.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Education
    Other
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Transportation
    Administration
    Finance
    Public Service
    Wholesale
    18.4%
    18.4%
    14.0%
    14.0%
    10.6%
    10.6%
    8.1%
    8.1%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    58.1%
    58.1%
    20.5%
    20.5%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    English
    Irish
    Scottish
    Italian
    French
    European
    Scots-Irish
    Dutch
    Welsh
    British
    Swedish
    Polish
    Scandinavian
    Norwegian
    African
    Eastern European
    Hungarian
    French Canadian
    Russian
    11.4%
    11.4%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Other Asian languages
    German/Yiddish
    Langs. of India
    Tagalog
    Arabic
    Native American languages
    Pacific Island languages
    West Germanic languages
    Portuguese
    French
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    79.1%
    79.1%
    15.6%
    15.6%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Fort Smith Residents

    11.9%

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