Fort Smith.
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Arkansas·Sebastian County
25 tracts·86K people·$178K median·1,343/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 21 · Multiracial 8 · Black 7 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 31 · Other 26
Health 25 · Manufacturing 22 · Professional 21 · Retail 19 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fort Smith is $178,100 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Smith has 89,805 residents across 23 census tracts and 21 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 58.1% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Multiracial, 7.0% Black, 5.3% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.3% (Census ACS).
JOHN P. WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (63%), CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (54%) and ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (52%) lead the elementary schools; L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (55%), RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (37%) and WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL (32%) lead the middle schools; HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH (80%), SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (32%) and INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL (27%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $884/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fort Smith is $54,816 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fort Smith, median rent is $884/month and the median home value is $178,100 (Census ACS).
Fort Smith reported 10.2 violent crimes and 41.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Smith are ice storm (99), lightning (98) and tornado (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Fort Smith scores 8.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).