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Language Spoken At Home in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 277,237 | 100% |
English only | 252,605 | 91.1% |
Language other than English | 24,632 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,380 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 17,008 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,845 | 3.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,426 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 278 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,087 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,094 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 1,111 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,576 | 100% |
American | 29,109 | 9.8% |
Arab | 430 | 0.1% |
Czech | 535 | 0.2% |
Danish | 228 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 5,622 | 1.9% |
English | 35,307 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 5,544 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 786 | 0.3% |
German | 34,217 | 11.5% |
Greek | 238 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 586 | 0.2% |
Irish | 40,717 | 13.7% |
Italian | 4,393 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 992 | 0.3% |
Polish | 2,083 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 505 | 0.2% |
Russian | 484 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,789 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 4,388 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 93 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 157 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,295 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 705 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 49 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,126 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,105 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 112,865 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 78,463 | 69.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,644 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 58,297 | 51.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,291 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,875 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,952 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 14,291 | 12.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,401 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 34,402 | 30.5% |
Householder living alone | 29,840 | 26.4% |
65 years and over | 11,522 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 38,069 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,518 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 292,718 | 100% |
Householder | 112,865 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 58,296 | 19.9% |
Child | 88,505 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 20,082 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 12,970 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 5,233 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 114,805 | 100% |
Never married | 31,155 | 27.1% |
Now married, except separated | 62,122 | 54.1% |
Separated | 2,563 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 3,287 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 15,678 | 13.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 120,270 | 100% |
Never married | 23,900 | 19.9% |
Now married, except separated | 61,948 | 51.5% |
Separated | 3,710 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 13,243 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 17,469 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,433 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,657 | 37.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 130 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,597 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,332 | 57.0% |
Less than 1 year | 957 | 12.6% |
1 or 2 years | 1,298 | 17.1% |
3 or 4 years | 667 | 8.8% |
5 or more years | 1,410 | 18.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,332 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,596 | 59.9% |
Who are married | 2,907 | 67.1% |
School Enrollment in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 74,180 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,397 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 4,650 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,641 | 45.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,033 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 14,459 | 19.5% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 195,501 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 13,942 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 21,933 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 69,186 | 35.4% |
Some college, no degree | 45,584 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 14,947 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,081 | 10.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,828 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.3% |
Veteran Status in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 221,863 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 25,266 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 293,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 54,086 | 18.4% |
Under 18 years | 75,174 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,638 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 178,357 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,033 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 40,292 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,415 | 45.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 293,716 | 100% |
Same house | 247,326 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 45,834 | 15.6% |
Same county | 28,270 | 9.6% |
Different county | 17,564 | 6.0% |
Same state | 8,628 | 2.9% |
Different state | 8,936 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 556 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,576 | 100% |
Native | 281,008 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 279,567 | 93.9% |
State of residence | 163,055 | 54.8% |
Different state | 116,512 | 39.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,441 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 16,568 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,568 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,996 | 36.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10,572 | 63.8% |
Year of Entry in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,009 | 100% |
Native | 1,441 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 44 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,397 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 16,568 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 417 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 16,151 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Smith
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,568 | 100% |
Europe | 902 | 5.4% |
Asia | 4,509 | 27.2% |
Africa | 186 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 62 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 10,691 | 64.5% |
Northern America | 218 | 1.3% |