Language Spoken At Home in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 79,990 | 100% |
English only | 65,413 | 81.8% |
Language other than English | 14,577 | 18.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,777 | 9.7% |
Spanish | 9,972 | 12.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,345 | 6.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 605 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 153 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,755 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,258 | 2.8% |
Other languages | 245 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 86,382 | 100% |
American | 6,763 | 7.8% |
Arab | 342 | 0.4% |
Czech | 267 | 0.3% |
Danish | 69 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,912 | 2.2% |
English | 13,331 | 15.4% |
French (except Basque) | 1,973 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 281 | 0.3% |
German | 10,791 | 12.5% |
Greek | 119 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 320 | 0.4% |
Irish | 11,932 | 13.8% |
Italian | 2,066 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 423 | 0.5% |
Polish | 563 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 239 | 0.3% |
Russian | 165 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 938 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,392 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 75 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 310 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 380 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 44 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 410 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 210 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 34,041 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,938 | 61.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,387 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 14,640 | 43.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,790 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,731 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 820 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,567 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,777 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 13,103 | 38.5% |
Householder living alone | 11,301 | 33.2% |
65 years and over | 3,772 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,599 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,888 | 23.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 84,785 | 100% |
Householder | 34,041 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 14,582 | 17.2% |
Child | 25,227 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 6,382 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 4,553 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,764 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 32,462 | 100% |
Never married | 10,810 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 15,499 | 47.7% |
Separated | 917 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 852 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 4,384 | 13.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 35,288 | 100% |
Never married | 8,608 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 16,076 | 45.6% |
Separated | 1,375 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 3,749 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 5,480 | 15.5% |
Fertility in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,284 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 505 | 39.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,009 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,119 | 55.7% |
Less than 1 year | 245 | 12.2% |
1 or 2 years | 364 | 18.1% |
3 or 4 years | 185 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 325 | 16.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,119 | 100% |
Who are female | 700 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 737 | 65.9% |
School Enrollment in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,633 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,216 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,382 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,666 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,737 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 4,632 | 21.4% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 55,872 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,738 | 8.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,275 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,718 | 29.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,640 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 4,347 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,467 | 13.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,687 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 64,105 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,461 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 85,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,446 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 22,044 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,584 | 7.2% |
18 to 64 years | 52,771 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,545 | 16.2% |
65 years and over | 10,332 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,317 | 41.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 85,369 | 100% |
Same house | 69,814 | 81.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,365 | 18.0% |
Same county | 10,364 | 12.1% |
Different county | 5,001 | 5.9% |
Same state | 1,795 | 2.1% |
Different state | 3,206 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 190 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 86,382 | 100% |
Native | 76,034 | 88.0% |
Born in United States | 75,580 | 87.5% |
State of residence | 47,158 | 54.6% |
Different state | 28,422 | 32.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 454 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 10,348 | 12.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,348 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,421 | 33.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,927 | 66.9% |
Year of Entry in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,802 | 100% |
Native | 454 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 36 | 7.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 418 | 92.1% |
Foreign born | 10,348 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 122 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,226 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Smith City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,348 | 100% |
Europe | 294 | 2.8% |
Asia | 3,076 | 29.7% |
Africa | 120 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 46 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 6,640 | 64.2% |
Northern America | 172 | 1.7% |