Arkansas · Census place 24550
Fort Smith city, AR
Quick answer
Fort Smith city has 89,496 residents, ranking #3 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $52,692, the median home is worth $168,100 and median gross rent runs $852 a month.
- Population
- 89,496Fort Smith city residents
- Median household income
- $52,692Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $852Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Smith city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Smith city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 53% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Little Rock city 202,739
- Fayetteville city 97,227
- Springdale city 87,388
- Jonesboro city 79,187
- Rogers city 71,411
- Conway city 66,288
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