Fort Smith

Population: 89,496
Median household income: $52,692
Median home value: $168,100

Located in Sebastian County, Arkansas, Fort Smith is a community with a population of 89,496. Its median household income of $52,692 runs below the Sebastian County figure of $56,450.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Smith's population grew 2.0% from 87,743 to 89,496, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $121,800 to $168,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 58.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 89,496
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,692
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 40,146
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,74389,496

Median household income

$41,724$52,692

Median home value

$121,800$168,100

Median gross rent

$685$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,743	$41,724	$121,800	$685
2020	87,788	$45,233	$132,800	$703
2021	89,116	$48,033	$137,800	$740
2022	89,315	$50,799	$155,600	$798
2023	89,496	$52,692	$168,100	$852

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,897	6.6%
5 to 17	15,404	17.2%
18 to 24	8,351	9.3%
25 to 34	13,173	14.7%
35 to 44	10,915	12.2%
45 to 54	10,045	11.2%
55 to 64	11,494	12.8%
65 to 74	8,482	9.5%
75 and over	5,735	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,230	58.4%
Black or African American	6,900	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	714	0.8%
Asian	4,881	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	157	0.2%
Some other race	197	0.2%
Two or more races	6,488	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,929	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,865	16.5%
High school graduate	17,164	28.7%
Some college or associate's	17,668	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,074	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,073	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,265	77.8%
Carpooled	4,413	11.0%
Public transit	77	0.2%
Walked	606	1.5%
Bicycle	27	0.1%
Worked from home	2,990	7.4%
Other means	825	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,396	46.7%
15 to 29 min	15,396	41.4%
30 to 44 min	2,510	6.7%
45 to 59 min	620	1.7%
60+ min	1,291	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 18.3% (16,086 of 87,838)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,699	62.2%
Nonfamily households	13,781	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,480	90.9%
Vacant	3,666	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,352	53.0%
Renter-occupied	17,128	47.0%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,457	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1,184	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5,871	14.6%
5 to 19 units	3,749	9.3%
20 or more units	2,631	6.6%
Mobile home & other	254	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0524550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 64 sq mi
Water area: 4.24 sq mi
Center point: 35.3493, -94.3709