Ward is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,840 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ward is the 59th largest community in Arkansas. Much of the housing stock in Ward was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ward economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ward, where the median household income is $78,841.00.

Also of interest is that Ward has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Ward, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small city, Ward doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Ward overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ward, 21.71% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ward in 2022 was $29,125, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,500 for a family of four. However, Ward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ward include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Liberian.

The most common language spoken in Ward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.