Texarkana is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 28,897 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Texarkana is the 17th largest community in Arkansas.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Texarkana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.66 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Texarkana rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.39% of adults 25 and older in Texarkana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Texarkana in 2022 was $28,462, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,848 for a family of four. However, Texarkana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Texarkana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Texarkana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Texarkana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Texarkana include English, Irish, German, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Texarkana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.