Fort Smith is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 89,992 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Fort Smith is the third largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fort Smith is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Smith is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Smith who work in office and administrative support (11.07%), management occupations (9.55%), and sales jobs (9.46%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Smith spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Fort Smith are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.93% of adults in Fort Smith having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fort Smith in 2022 was $32,809, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,236 for a family of four. However, Fort Smith contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Smith is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Smith home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Smith residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Smith also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Smith include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Fort Smith is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.
