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Fort Smith, Arkansas QuickFacts

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
Total population	80,268	281,421,906
State	Arkansas
City	fort smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas Population

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
Male	38,918	48.49%	49.06%
Female	41,350	51.51%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.3		35.3

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
18 years and over	59,862	74.58%	74.31%
21 years and over	56,499	70.39%	69.97%
62 years and over	12,790	15.93%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,001	13.71%	12.43%

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
White	61,798	76.99%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,943	8.65%	12.32%
Asian	3,682	4.59%	3.64%
Some other race	5,441	6.78%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,404	2.99%	2.43%

Fort Smith, Arkansas Housing

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
Total households	32,398		105,480,101
Family households (families)	20,647	63.73%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,751	36.27%	31.94%

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
Total housing units	35,353		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,943	8.32%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	32,398	91.64%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	18,253	51.63%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,145	40.01%	30.77%

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,668	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,387	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,585	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,205	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	766	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	313	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	112	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	29	0.57%
Median (dollars)	74,200	119,600

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,004	27.79%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,104	28.1%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,680	14.45%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,162	12.85%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,588	7.99%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,813	8.68%	9.65%

Fort Smith, Arkansas Education

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,682		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,272	6.81%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,058	5.66%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,999	48.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,297	23.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,056	16.36%	22.81%

Fort Smith, Arkansas Economy

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	62,233		217,168,077
In labor force	38,818	62.38%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	38,597	62.02%	63.39%
- - Employed	36,634	58.87%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,963	3.15%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	221	0.36%	0.53%
Not in labor force	23,415	37.62%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	32,477	52.19%	51.66%
In labor force	17,936	28.82%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,903	28.77%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,015	27.34%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,112	11.43%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,135		12,787,501

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	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	32,445		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,095	12.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,887	8.9%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,374	16.56%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,092	15.69%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,054	15.58%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,233	16.13%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,092	6.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,537	4.74%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	405	1.25%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	676	2.08%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,157		41,994

	Fort Smith, Arkansas	%, Fort Smith, Arkansas	United States
With earnings	25,132	40.38%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,566		56,604
With Social Security income	9,150	14.7%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,473		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,712	2.75%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,034		6,320
With public assistance income	1,075	1.73%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,470		3,032
With retirement income	4,848	7.79%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,143		17,376

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