Ward is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,840 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ward is the 59th largest community in Arkansas. Much of the housing stock in Ward was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ward economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ward, where the median household income is $78,841.00.Unlike some cities, Ward isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ward are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ward is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ward who work in healthcare (14.82%), office and administrative support (13.58%), and sales jobs (8.96%). Also of interest is that Ward has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Ward is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ward, the average commute to work is 31.08 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Ward 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.The population of Ward overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ward, 21.71% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ward in 2022 was $29,125, 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 $116,500 for a family of four. However, Ward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ward include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Liberian. The most common language spoken in Ward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
