Living in Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas

Overview

A total of 37,182 households are located in Fort Smith Public Schools area. Among them, 11,741 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children in the region is 26,173 and 22,987 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (6,387) of residents are non-citizens and 19% (17,230) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas
Household	37,182
Population	89,827
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,741 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	26,173
Total Students	22,987
Pre-Kindergarten	1,609
Kindergarten	1,118
Grade 1-8	10,262
Grade 9-12	4,781
College/Graduate School	5,217
Veterans	69,201
Non-citizen	6,387
Non-English Home Language	17,230
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

71,819 residents are over the age of 16 and 43,030 people are in labor force. Among them, 42,996 people are in civilian labor force and 34 are in armed labor force. 40,850 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fort Smith Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,993	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	32,167	80.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,784	11.96%
Public transportation	168	0.42%
Walked	889	2.22%
Other method	819	2.05%
Worked from home	1,166	2.92%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	40,850	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,551	28.28%
Service	7,668	18.77%
Sales and office	9,258	22.66%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,786	9.27%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,587	21.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	40,850	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	796	1.95%
Construction	2,501	6.12%
Manufacturing	7,286	17.84%
Wholesale trade	1,313	3.21%
Retail trade	5,014	12.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,310	5.65%
Information	608	1.49%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,822	4.46%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,603	8.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,605	21.06%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,204	10.29%
Other services, except public administration	2,026	4.96%
Public administration	762	1.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	40,850	-
Private wage and salary workers	35,442	86.76%
Government workers	3,370	8.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,029	4.97%
Unpaid family workers	9	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,679 for the 37,182 households in Fort Smith Public Schools area, Arkansas. The average income of a single worker is $26,656. 79,674 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.85%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,182	-
Less than $10,000	3,185	8.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,240	6.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,906	13.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,517	14.84%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,499	14.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,688	17.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,642	9.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,670	9.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	775	2.08%
More than $200,000	1,060	2.85%
Median Household Income	$42,246	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,679	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,666	-
Less than $10,000	1,143	5.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	761	3.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,217	9.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,966	13.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,826	16.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,663	20.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,642	11.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,858	12.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	673	2.97%
More than $200,000	917	4.05%

Median Family Income	$51,290	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,604	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,656	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,835	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,835	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	90,698	-
With health insurance coverage	79,674	87.85%
Public coverage	40,276	44.41%
Private health insurance	49,643	54.73%
Without health insurance coverage	11,024	12.15%

Housing

There are 41,384 housing units in Fort Smith Public Schools area, Arkansas with 37,182 units (89.85%) occupied. 18,863 houses (50.73%) are occupied by owner and 18,319 houses (49.27%) are rented. The average housing value is $118,900 and the average rental cost is $689. 1,095 houses (2.65%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,043 houses (14.60%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,384	-
Occupied	37,182	89.85%
Owner Occupied	18,863	50.73%
Renter Occupied	18,319	49.27%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,404	66.22%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,119	2.70%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,413	29.99%
Mobile Homes	448	1.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,384	-
Built 2014 or later	1,095	2.65%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,151	2.78%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,952	7.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,090	9.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,946	16.78%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,767	18.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,589	13.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,751	13.90%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,043	14.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,384	-
1 room	1,401	3.39%
2 rooms	747	1.81%
3 rooms	4,385	10.60%
4 rooms	7,300	17.64%
5 rooms	9,702	23.44%
6 rooms	8,144	19.68%
7 rooms	4,431	10.71%
8 rooms	2,569	6.21%
9 rooms or more	2,705	6.54%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,384	-
no bedroom	1,468	3.55%
1 bedroom	5,148	12.44%
2 bedrooms	11,232	27.14%
3 bedrooms	18,757	45.32%
4 bedrooms	4,078	9.85%
5 bedrooms or more	701	1.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,863	-
Less than $50,000	1,531	8.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,956	31.58%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,377	23.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,136	16.63%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,294	12.16%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,076	5.70%
$500,000 - $999,999	391	2.07%
$1,000,000 or more	102	0.54%
Median House Value	$118,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,689	-
Less than $500	3,849	21.76%
$500 - $999	10,960	61.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,592	14.65%
$1,500 - $1,999	205	1.16%
$2,000 - $2,499	23	0.13%
$2,500 - $2,999	36	0.20%
$3,000 or more	24	0.14%
Median Rental Costs	$689	-

Demographic

A total of 91,511 people lives in Fort Smith Public Schools area, Arkansas with 44,598 male and 46,913 female. The males to female ratio is 48.74 to 51.26. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	91,511	-
Male	44,598	48.74%
Female	46,913	51.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	91,511	-
Under 5 years	6,155	6.73%
5 - 9 years	6,476	7.08%
10 - 14 years	5,912	6.46%
15 - 19 years	5,940	6.49%
20 - 24 years	6,711	7.33%
25 - 34 years	13,310	14.54%
35 - 44 years	11,012	12.03%
45 - 54 years	11,168	12.20%
55 - 59 years	5,631	6.15%
60 - 64 years	5,798	6.34%
65 - 74 years	7,830	8.56%
75 - 84 years	3,913	4.28%
85 years and older	1,655	1.81%
Median Age	36.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	91,511	-
One Race	86,726	94.77%
White	60,031	65.60%
Black or African American	8,384	9.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,084	1.18%
Asian	5,503	6.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.03%
Other	11,698	12.78%

Two or more races	4,785	5.23%
White and Black or African American	1,009	1.10%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,076	2.27%
White and Asian	618	0.68%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	133	0.15%

Living in Fort Smith Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic