Fort Smith vs Hackett

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Smith and Hackett: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Smith and Hackett are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Smith has the higher population (89,496 vs 1,195 in Hackett). Fort Smith has the higher median household income ($52,692 vs $50,365 in Hackett). Fort Smith has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $125,400 in Hackett).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Smith	Hackett
Population	89,496	1,195
Median age	36.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,692	$50,365
Median home value	$168,100	$125,400
Median gross rent	$852	$760
Housing units	40,146	552
Homeownership rate	53.0%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Smith	Hackett
Population	87,743 → 89,496 (+2.0%)	894 → 1,195 (+33.7%)
Median household income	$41,724 → $52,692 (+26.3%)	$34,800 → $50,365 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$121,800 → $168,100 (+38.0%)	$88,300 → $125,400 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $852 (+24.4%)	$773 → $760 (-1.7%)

Fort Smith

Population

87,74389,496

Median household income

$41,724$52,692

Median home value

$121,800$168,100

Median gross rent

$685$852

Hackett

Population

8941,195

Median household income

$34,800$50,365

Median home value

$88,300$125,400

Median gross rent

$773$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Smith	Hackett
Under 5	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	24.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	5.7%
75 and over	6.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Smith	Hackett
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	86.9%
Black or African American	7.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.3%
Asian	5.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Smith	Hackett
No high school diploma	16.5%	18.5%
High school graduate	28.7%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Smith	Hackett
Drove alone	77.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	14.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Smith	Hackett
1-unit, detached	65.9%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	1.1%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Fort Smith	Hackett
Poverty rate	18.3%	19.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1976	1986