Texarkana is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,971 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Texarkana is the 93rd largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Texarkana telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.72% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.65 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Texarkana is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.62% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Texarkana in 2022 was $30,284, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,136 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, African, German, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Texarkana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.