Garfield is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 607 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garfield is the 228th largest community in Arkansas. Garfield real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Garfield house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Garfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garfield who work in sales jobs (9.63%), computer science and math (9.63%), and healthcare (9.17%). Also of interest is that Garfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Garfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Garfield has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Garfield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Garfield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Garfield may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Garfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Garfield is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.40% of adults 25 and older in Garfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Garfield in 2022 was $36,355, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,420 for a family of four. However, Garfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Garfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Garfield include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and French. The most common language spoken in Garfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
