Altheimer is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 666 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altheimer is the 220th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities, Altheimer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Altheimer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Altheimer is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altheimer who work in teaching (26.32%), office and administrative support (22.01%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.61%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Altheimer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Altheimer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Altheimer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.03 minutes every day commuting to work. Altheimer is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Altheimer isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small city, Altheimer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Altheimer 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 Altheimer, 23.56% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Altheimer in 2022 was $20,371, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,484 for a family of four. However, Altheimer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Altheimer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altheimer residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Altheimer include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Altheimer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
