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Fort Smith Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 87,081
Land Area (2000): 5,852.439 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 163.847 square kilometers

Fort Smith Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	194,978	2002	210,086	2004	Not Available
2000	Not Available	2003	Not Available	2005	284,640
2001	208,573			2006	288,013

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	54,960	31.09%
Rural, Farm	7,905	4.47%
Rural, Non-farm	113,932	64.44%

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Fort Smith Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	34,170	31,033	3,137	9.18%	91
1991	33,530	29,547	3,984	11.88%	119
1992	33,516	30,270	3,245	9.68%	97
1993	34,670	31,575	3,095	8.93%	89
1994	35,649	32,731	2,918	8.19%	82
1995	36,261	33,639	2,622	7.23%	72
1996	36,084	33,615	2,469	6.84%	68
1997	36,564	33,806	2,758	7.54%	75
1998	37,481	34,371	3,110	8.30%	83
1999	37,371	35,340	2,032	5.44%	54
2000	37,946	36,302	1,644	4.33%	43
2001	38,333	36,383	1,950	5.09%	51
2002	38,810	36,398	2,412	6.21%	62
2003	39,446	36,777	2,668	6.76%	68
2004	39,321	36,997	2,324	5.91%	59
2005	39,389	37,303	2,086	5.30%	53
2006	40,164	37,995	2,170	5.40%	54
2007	40,433	38,081	2,352	5.82%	58
2008	39,580	37,425	2,155	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	34,634	30,882	3,752	10.83%	108
Feb 1990	34,475	30,821	3,654	10.60%	106
Mar 1990	34,331	31,219	3,112	9.06%	91
Apr 1990	33,636	31,214	2,422	7.20%	72
May 1990	33,458	31,010	2,448	7.32%	73
Jun 1990	33,751	31,253	2,498	7.40%	74
Jul 1990	34,443	32,070	2,373	6.89%	69
Aug 1990	33,826	31,634	2,192	6.48%	65
Sep 1990	33,254	30,711	2,543	7.65%	76
Oct 1990	34,034	30,688	3,346	9.83%	98
Nov 1990	34,773	30,728	4,045	11.63%	116
Dec 1990	35,419	30,162	5,257	14.84%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	34,982	29,685	5,297	15.14%	151
Feb 1991	34,355	28,951	5,404	15.73%	157
Mar 1991	33,708	29,127	4,581	13.59%	136
Apr 1991	33,677	29,789	3,888	11.54%	115
May 1991	33,645	29,677	3,968	11.79%	118
Jun 1991	33,894	29,978	3,916	11.55%	116
Jul 1991	33,097	29,870	3,227	9.75%	98
Aug 1991	32,481	29,332	3,149	9.69%	97
Sep 1991	32,564	29,682	2,882	8.85%	89
Oct 1991	32,964	29,477	3,487	10.58%	106
Nov 1991	33,467	29,706	3,761	11.24%	112
Dec 1991	33,531	29,285	4,246	12.66%	127

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	33,538	28,846	4,692	13.99%	140
Feb 1992	32,772	28,705	4,067	12.41%	124
Mar 1992	32,468	29,103	3,365	10.36%	104
Apr 1992	33,005	29,972	3,033	9.19%	92
May 1992	33,666	30,439	3,227	9.59%	96
Jun 1992	34,155	30,718	3,437	10.06%	101
Jul 1992	33,710	30,937	2,773	8.23%	82
Aug 1992	33,582	30,862	2,720	8.10%	81
Sep 1992	33,207	30,698	2,509	7.56%	76
Oct 1992	33,708	30,898	2,810	8.34%	83
Nov 1992	34,088	31,205	2,883	8.46%	85
Dec 1992	34,290	30,862	3,428	10.00%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	34,385	30,445	3,940	11.46%	115
Feb 1993	34,261	30,672	3,589	10.48%	105
Mar 1993	34,532	31,154	3,378	9.78%	98
Apr 1993	34,170	31,204	2,966	8.68%	87
May 1993	34,340	31,426	2,914	8.49%	85
Jun 1993	35,204	31,941	3,263	9.27%	93
Jul 1993	34,869	31,862	3,007	8.62%	86
Aug 1993	34,479	31,537	2,942	8.53%	85
Sep 1993	34,497	31,698	2,799	8.11%	81
Oct 1993	35,007	32,225	2,782	7.95%	79
Nov 1993	35,295	32,485	2,810	7.96%	80
Dec 1993	35,001	32,251	2,750	7.86%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	35,089	31,687	3,402	9.70%	97
Feb 1994	34,845	31,801	3,044	8.74%	87
Mar 1994	35,212	31,947	3,265	9.27%	93
Apr 1994	35,228	32,487	2,741	7.78%	78
May 1994	35,408	32,700	2,708	7.65%	76
Jun 1994	36,123	32,884	3,239	8.97%	90
Jul 1994	35,769	32,964	2,805	7.84%	78
Aug 1994	35,490	32,736	2,754	7.76%	78
Sep 1994	35,599	33,010	2,589	7.27%	73
Oct 1994	36,120	33,472	2,648	7.33%	73
Nov 1994	36,484	33,808	2,676	7.33%	73
Dec 1994	36,415	33,272	3,143	8.63%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	36,586	33,239	3,347	9.15%	91
Feb 1995	36,650	33,571	3,079	8.40%	84
Mar 1995	36,648	33,673	2,975	8.12%	81
Apr 1995	36,091	33,715	2,376	6.58%	66
May 1995	36,017	33,452	2,565	7.12%	71
Jun 1995	36,232	33,584	2,648	7.31%	73
Jul 1995	35,885	33,502	2,383	6.64%	66
Aug 1995	35,369	33,281	2,088	5.90%	59
Sep 1995	36,110	33,696	2,414	6.69%	67
Oct 1995	36,573	34,122	2,451	6.70%	67
Nov 1995	36,528	34,126	2,402	6.58%	66
Dec 1995	36,439	33,706	2,733	7.50%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	36,065	32,901	3,164	8.77%	88
Feb 1996	36,057	33,184	2,873	7.97%	80
Mar 1996	36,021	33,256	2,765	7.68%	77
Apr 1996	35,648	33,398	2,250	6.31%	63
May 1996	36,233	33,648	2,585	7.13%	71
Jun 1996	36,465	33,872	2,593	7.11%	71
Jul 1996	35,671	33,453	2,218	6.22%	62
Aug 1996	35,612	33,599	2,013	5.65%	57
Sep 1996	36,038	33,981	2,057	5.71%	57
Oct 1996	36,410	34,295	2,115	5.81%	58
Nov 1996	36,656	34,223	2,433	6.64%	66
Dec 1996	36,132	33,565	2,567	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	36,444	33,018	3,426	9.40%	94
Feb 1997	36,114	33,147	2,967	8.22%	82
Mar 1997	36,347	33,607	2,740	7.54%	75
Apr 1997	35,957	33,691	2,266	6.30%	63
May 1997	36,399	33,949	2,450	6.73%	67
Jun 1997	36,971	34,085	2,886	7.81%	78
Jul 1997	37,188	34,546	2,642	7.10%	71
Aug 1997	36,602	33,961	2,641	7.22%	72
Sep 1997	36,470	33,789	2,681	7.35%	74
Oct 1997	36,887	34,082	2,805	7.60%	76
Nov 1997	36,809	34,015	2,794	7.59%	76
Dec 1997	36,575	33,778	2,797	7.65%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	36,959	33,358	3,601	9.74%	97
Feb 1998	37,226	33,814	3,412	9.17%	92
Mar 1998	37,399	34,174	3,225	8.62%	86
Apr 1998	37,176	34,503	2,673	7.19%	72
May 1998	37,487	34,361	3,126	8.34%	83
Jun 1998	37,910	34,546	3,364	8.87%	89
Jul 1998	37,306	34,513	2,793	7.49%	75
Aug 1998	37,313	34,295	3,018	8.09%	81
Sep 1998	37,698	34,597	3,101	8.23%	82
Oct 1998	37,817	34,818	2,999	7.93%	79
Nov 1998	37,852	34,892	2,960	7.82%	78
Dec 1998	37,630	34,579	3,051	8.11%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	37,614	34,691	2,923	7.77%	78
Feb 1999	37,701	34,982	2,719	7.21%	72
Mar 1999	37,918	35,565	2,353	6.21%	62
Apr 1999	37,399	35,431	1,968	5.26%	53
May 1999	37,294	35,177	2,117	5.68%	57
Jun 1999	37,888	35,630	2,258	5.96%	60
Jul 1999	37,101	35,323	1,778	4.79%	48
Aug 1999	36,911	35,269	1,642	4.45%	44
Sep 1999	37,462	35,891	1,571	4.19%	42
Oct 1999	37,091	35,507	1,584	4.27%	43
Nov 1999	37,188	35,483	1,705	4.58%	46
Dec 1999	36,890	35,125	1,765	4.78%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	37,946	36,012	1,934	5.10%	51
Feb 2000	37,640	35,836	1,804	4.79%	48
Mar 2000	37,908	36,138	1,770	4.67%	47
Apr 2000	38,006	36,624	1,382	3.64%	36
May 2000	37,714	36,059	1,655	4.39%	44
Jun 2000	38,183	36,512	1,671	4.38%	44
Jul 2000	37,941	36,362	1,579	4.16%	42
Aug 2000	38,109	36,306	1,803	4.73%	47
Sep 2000	37,907	36,276	1,631	4.30%	43
Oct 2000	38,068	36,502	1,566	4.11%	41
Nov 2000	38,046	36,600	1,446	3.80%	38
Dec 2000	37,879	36,397	1,482	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	38,332	36,298	2,034	5.31%	53
Feb 2001	38,434	36,501	1,933	5.03%	50
Mar 2001	38,415	36,613	1,802	4.69%	47
Apr 2001	38,257	36,624	1,633	4.27%	43
May 2001	38,293	36,508	1,785	4.66%	47
Jun 2001	38,628	36,731	1,897	4.91%	49
Jul 2001	38,633	36,802	1,831	4.74%	47
Aug 2001	38,215	36,150	2,065	5.40%	54
Sep 2001	38,086	36,174	1,912	5.02%	50
Oct 2001	38,363	36,300	2,063	5.38%	54
Nov 2001	38,247	36,119	2,128	5.56%	56
Dec 2001	38,087	35,772	2,315	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	38,650	35,657	2,993	7.74%	77
Feb 2002	38,661	36,066	2,595	6.71%	67
Mar 2002	38,677	36,098	2,579	6.67%	67
Apr 2002	38,652	36,106	2,546	6.59%	66
May 2002	38,669	36,275	2,394	6.19%	62
Jun 2002	39,371	36,980	2,391	6.07%	61
Jul 2002	39,057	36,796	2,261	5.79%	58
Aug 2002	38,808	36,575	2,233	5.75%	58
Sep 2002	38,710	36,608	2,102	5.43%	54
Oct 2002	38,908	36,760	2,148	5.52%	55
Nov 2002	38,617	36,533	2,084	5.40%	54
Dec 2002	38,937	36,321	2,616	6.72%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	39,317	36,459	2,858	7.27%	73
Feb 2003	38,869	36,176	2,693	6.93%	69
Mar 2003	39,049	36,371	2,678	6.86%	69
Apr 2003	39,305	36,540	2,765	7.03%	70
May 2003	39,163	36,501	2,662	6.80%	68
Jun 2003	40,512	37,288	3,224	7.96%	80
Jul 2003	39,809	37,034	2,775	6.97%	70
Aug 2003	39,459	36,862	2,597	6.58%	66
Sep 2003	39,560	36,825	2,735	6.91%	69
Oct 2003	39,564	37,306	2,258	5.71%	57
Nov 2003	39,522	37,065	2,457	6.22%	62
Dec 2003	39,218	36,901	2,317	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	39,212	36,649	2,563	6.54%	65
Feb 2004	39,207	36,550	2,657	6.78%	68
Mar 2004	39,261	36,616	2,645	6.74%	67
Apr 2004	39,305	36,838	2,467	6.28%	63
May 2004	39,280	36,901	2,379	6.06%	61
Jun 2004	39,767	37,144	2,623	6.60%	66
Jul 2004	40,037	37,658	2,379	5.94%	59
Aug 2004	38,978	36,920	2,058	5.28%	53
Sep 2004	39,094	36,939	2,155	5.51%	55
Oct 2004	39,470	37,425	2,045	5.18%	52
Nov 2004	39,489	37,442	2,047	5.18%	52
Dec 2004	38,755	36,883	1,872	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	38,655	36,375	2,280	5.90%	59
Feb 2005	38,993	36,458	2,535	6.50%	65
Mar 2005	38,940	36,627	2,313	5.94%	59
Apr 2005	39,387	37,322	2,065	5.24%	52
May 2005	39,692	37,464	2,228	5.61%	56
Jun 2005	40,355	38,042	2,313	5.73%	57
Jul 2005	40,244	38,069	2,175	5.40%	54
Aug 2005	39,469	37,634	1,835	4.65%	46
Sep 2005	39,534	37,531	2,003	5.07%	51
Oct 2005	39,337	37,668	1,669	4.24%	42
Nov 2005	39,285	37,486	1,799	4.58%	46
Dec 2005	38,776	36,963	1,813	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	39,110	37,234	1,876	4.80%	48
Feb 2006	39,638	37,254	2,384	6.01%	60
Mar 2006	39,682	37,694	1,988	5.01%	50
Apr 2006	40,273	38,161	2,112	5.24%	52
May 2006	40,446	38,055	2,391	5.91%	59
Jun 2006	40,773	38,553	2,220	5.44%	54
Jul 2006	40,393	38,346	2,047	5.07%	51
Aug 2006	40,228	38,222	2,006	4.99%	50
Sep 2006	40,304	38,156	2,148	5.33%	53
Oct 2006	40,558	38,548	2,010	4.96%	50
Nov 2006	40,618	37,960	2,658	6.54%	65
Dec 2006	39,950	37,756	2,194	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	40,040	37,626	2,414	6.03%	60
Feb 2007	40,165	37,505	2,660	6.62%	66
Mar 2007	39,989	37,722	2,267	5.67%	57
Apr 2007	39,976	37,883	2,093	5.24%	52
May 2007	40,356	37,743	2,613	6.47%	65
Jun 2007	40,670	38,387	2,283	5.61%	56
Jul 2007	40,713	38,198	2,515	6.18%	62
Aug 2007	40,775	38,441	2,334	5.72%	57
Sep 2007	41,017	38,675	2,342	5.71%	57
Oct 2007	40,540	38,411	2,129	5.25%	53
Nov 2007	40,701	38,477	2,224	5.46%	55
Dec 2007	40,253	37,901	2,352	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	39,673	37,152	2,521	6.35%	64
Feb 2008	39,366	37,174	2,192	5.57%	56
Mar 2008	39,545	37,737	1,808	4.57%	46
Apr 2008	39,219	37,477	1,742	4.44%	44
May 2008	39,739	37,420	2,319	5.84%	58
Jun 2008	39,699	37,598	2,101	5.29%	53
Jul 2008	39,365	37,161	2,204	5.60%	56
Aug 2008	39,793	37,565	2,228	5.60%	56
Sep 2008	39,818	37,542	2,276	5.72%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Fort Smith Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	5,232	13.68%
2.	Food Manufacturing	2,334	6.10%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,156	5.64%
4.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	2,142	5.60%
5.	Educational Services	1,724	4.51%
6.	Public Administration	1,658	4.33%
7.	Truck Transportation	1,636	4.28%
8.	Health Care	1,452	3.80%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,392	3.64%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,354	3.54%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,100	2.88%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	1,074	2.81%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	946	2.47%
14.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	922	2.41%
15.	Mining	892	2.33%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	784	2.05%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	782	2.04%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	646	1.69%
19.	Utilities	596	1.56%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	594	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,972	18.69%
2.	Educational Services	4,532	14.18%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,282	7.14%
4.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,624	5.08%
5.	Public Administration	1,450	4.54%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,362	4.26%
7.	Social Assistance	1,344	4.21%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,262	3.95%
9.	Food Manufacturing	1,236	3.87%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	942	2.95%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	652	2.04%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	588	1.84%
13.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	564	1.76%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	562	1.76%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	480	1.50%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	448	1.40%
17.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	422	1.32%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	366	1.15%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	354	1.11%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	326	1.02%

Fort Smith Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,914	7.62%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,794	7.30%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,124	5.55%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,872	4.89%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,562	4.08%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,446	3.78%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,436	3.75%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,378	3.60%
9.	Other Construction Trades	1,320	3.45%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,242	3.25%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,242	3.25%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,094	2.86%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	970	2.54%
14.	Other Material Moving Workers	968	2.53%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	940	2.46%
16.	Construction Laborers	878	2.29%
17.	Carpenters	760	1.99%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	698	1.82%
19.	Agricultural Workers	676	1.77%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	640	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,322	7.27%
2.	Cashiers	1,734	5.43%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,682	5.26%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,420	4.44%
5.	Other Production Occupations	1,420	4.44%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,348	4.22%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,196	3.74%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,164	3.64%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,142	3.57%
10.	Registered Nurses	1,012	3.17%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	960	3.00%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	940	2.94%
13.	Other Management Occupations	910	2.85%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	896	2.80%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	864	2.70%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	780	2.44%
17.	Child Care Workers	768	2.40%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	668	2.09%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	650	2.03%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	632	1.98%

Fort Smith Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	67,905	50.19%
15-35 hours	12,304	9.09%
1-14 hours	2,885	2.13%
No regular hours	52,209	38.59%

Fort Smith Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,177	4.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,784	4.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,273	4.81%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,388	9.39%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,088	10.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM	10,085	14.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	12,012	17.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,103	7.50%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,902	2.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,449	3.60%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	992	1.46%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	457	0.67%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,267	9.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,030	8.87%

Fort Smith Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,067	5.98%
5-9	10,061	14.79%
10-14	9,071	13.34%
15-19	9,425	13.86%
20-24	8,538	12.55%
25-29	3,488	5.13%
30-34	9,381	13.79%
35-39	1,751	2.57%
40-44	1,964	2.89%
45-59	5,462	8.03%
60-89	2,665	3.92%
At least 90	2,134	3.14%

Fort Smith Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	114	0.17%	44,536	65.49%
30-44	24	0.04%	13,072	19.22%
45-59	4	0.01%	5,458	8.03%
At least 60	30	0.04%	4,769	7.01%

Fort Smith Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	56	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,261	16.06%
Car / truck / van, solo	54,495	77.72%
Motorcycle	112	0.16%
Other	718	1.02%
Public transportation	172	0.25%
Walked	1,193	1.70%
Worked at home	2,111	3.01%

Fort Smith Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 65,278 (170,156 people)
: 48,650 (148,054 people)
: 16,690
: 91,980
Fort Smith Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,432	15.73%
$10,000-$14,999	7,706	11.62%
$15,000-$19,999	6,097	9.19%
$20,000-$24,999	6,014	9.07%
$25,000-$29,999	5,126	7.73%
$30,000-$34,999	4,821	7.27%
$35,000-$39,999	4,235	6.39%
$40,000-$44,999	3,882	5.85%
$45,000-$49,999	3,425	5.16%
$50,000-$59,999	4,828	7.28%
$60,000-$74,999	4,582	6.91%
$75,000-$99,999	2,908	4.38%
$100,000-$124,999	1,116	1.68%
$125,000-$149,999	414	0.62%
$150,000-$199,999	241	0.36%
$200,000 or more	496	0.75%

Fort Smith Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	7,432	22.78%
Family, 2 people	10,338	31.69%
Nonfamily, 2 people	817	2.50%
Family, 3 people	5,865	17.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	105	0.32%
Family, 4 people	4,718	14.46%
Nonfamily, 4 people	48	0.15%
Family, 5 people	2,124	6.51%
Nonfamily, 5 people	20	0.06%
Family, 6 people	744	2.28%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	401	1.23%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.02%

Fort Smith Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	48,555	28.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	13,357	7.88%
Public Assistance	4,925	2.91%
Retirement	10,872	6.41%
Self Employment	9,166	5.41%
Social Security	21,614	12.75%
Supplemental Security	5,226	3.08%
Wage / Salary	45,741	26.99%
Other	10,036	5.92%

Fort Smith Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	22,753	56.72%
With children under 18	17,363	43.28%

Fort Smith Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,593	11.21%
Married	43,693	64.49%
Never Married	14,702	21.70%
Widowed	1,760	2.60%

Fort Smith Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	8,180	11.62%
Married	43,660	62.04%
Never Married	9,982	14.19%
Widowed	8,548	12.15%

Fort Smith Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Fort Smith Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	12,937	9.97%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	25,742	19.84%
High school diploma or equivalent	46,125	35.55%
Some college, no degree	24,983	19.25%
Associate degree	6,908	5.32%
Bachelors degree	8,382	6.46%
Graduate or professional degree	4,676	3.60%

Fort Smith Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,378	2.73%	309	0.35%	2,687	3.09%
Kindergarten	2,728	3.13%	70	0.08%	2,798	3.21%
Grades 1-4	10,259	11.78%	312	0.36%	10,571	12.14%
Grades 5-8	10,643	12.22%	258	0.30%	10,901	12.52%
Grades 9-12	10,632	12.21%	315	0.36%	10,947	12.57%
Undergrad college	4,556	5.23%	274	0.31%	4,830	5.55%
Graduate or professional school	488	0.56%	73	0.08%	561	0.64%
Total	41,684	47.87%	1,611	1.85%	43,295	49.72%

Fort Smith Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Fort Smith Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	560	467
2002	549	427
2003	515	548
2004	564	505

Fort Smith Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Smith Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	139,273	80.78%
Below Poverty Level	33,128	19.22%

Fort Smith Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 812
Fort Smith Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.416	0.354	0.021	0.477	4.267	0.000	7.032	26.300	3.400	36.732
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	4.478	0.422	0.058	0.734	5.691	0.000	9.522	34.031	3.059	46.612
2002	4.155	0.347	0.062	0.776	5.341	0.000	8.306	32.625	2.280	43.211
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	4.128	0.453	0.035	0.485	5.101	0.000	6.896	22.112	1.834	30.842
2006	3.719	0.507	0.056	0.521	4.802	0.000	7.198	21.381	1.937	30.516

Fort Smith Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	7,994
2000	0
2001	10,909
2002	10,200

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Fort Smith Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fort Smith Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	12,483	14.33%
10-19 Years	13,330	15.31%
20-29 Years	10,666	12.25%
30-39 Years	11,928	13.70%
40-49 Years	11,993	13.77%
50-59 Years	10,670	12.25%
60-69 Years	7,765	8.92%
70-79 Years	5,335	6.13%
80-89 Years	2,441	2.80%
90+ Years	470	0.54%

Fort Smith Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	43,189	49.60%
Female	43,892	50.40%

Fort Smith Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	63,991	73.48%
Amerindian	12,638	14.51%
Multiracial	5,815	6.68%
Hispanic/Latino	2,642	3.03%
African-American	1,774	2.04%
Asian	177	0.20%
Other Race	24	0.03%
Pacific Islander	20	0.02%

Fort Smith Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	21,271	26.89%
2.	Irish	17,191	21.74%
3.	German	14,128	17.86%
4.	English	10,151	12.83%
5.	Dutch	3,446	4.36%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,609	3.30%
7.	Italian	1,648	2.08%
8.	Scotch Irish	1,343	1.70%
9.	Scottish	1,321	1.67%
10.	Dutch West Indian	1,046	1.32%

Fort Smith Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	156,056	94.85%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,104	3.10%
3.	Other Native North American	2,167	1.32%
4.	German	378	0.23%
5.	French	192	0.12%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	104	0.06%
7.	Polish	68	0.04%
8.	Tagalog	64	0.04%
9.	Gujarathi	60	0.04%
10.	Japanese	54	0.03%

Fort Smith Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	173,756	98.28%
Naturalized immigrant	616	0.35%
Not a citizen	2,425	1.37%

Fort Smith Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Smith Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Le Flore County

Sequoyah County

Fort Smith Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Akins	Hodgen	Redbird Smith
Arkoma	Howe	Remy
Belfonte	Kiamichi Christian Mission	Rock Island
Bokoshe	Leflore	Roland
Brent	Long	Sallisaw
Brushy	Marble City	Shady Point
Cameron	McKey	Short
Carlile	Moffett	South Le Flore
Cowlington	Monroe	Spiro
Dwight Mission	Muldrow	Stony Point
Evening Shade	Muse	Sycamore
Fanshawe	Notchietown	Talihina
Flute Springs	Panama	Vian
Fort Coffee	Paradise Hill	Whitesboro
Gans	Pinhook Corners	Wister
Gore	Pocola
Heavener	Poteau

Sallisaw (10,237)	Marble City (662)	Moffett (179)
Muldrow (8,993)	Carlile (649)	Stony Point (177)
Poteau (8,497)	South Le Flore (621)	Leflore (168)
Heavener (7,753)	Brent (504)	Pinhook Corners (161)
Spiro (7,463)	Bokoshe (450)	McKey (135)
Roland (6,714)	Akins (449)	Cowlington (133)
Vian (4,993)	Evening Shade (441)	Paradise Hill (100)
Pocola (4,062)	Notchietown (430)	Dwight Mission (32)
Panama (3,903)	Belfonte (426)	Sycamore
Wister (3,760)	Fort Coffee (412)	Kiamichi Christian Mission
Cameron (3,179)	Redbird Smith (411)	Talihina
Arkoma (2,186)	Remy (411)	Muse
Gore (850)	Fanshawe (384)	Monroe
Shady Point (848)	Long (363)	Whitesboro
Brushy (787)	Short (328)	Hodgen
Rock Island (709)	Gans (208)
Howe (697)	Flute Springs (182)