Fort Smith

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  5. Fort Smith Family Information
  6. Fort Smith Education Information
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  9. Fort Smith Criminal Information
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Fort Smith Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 80,268
  • Land Area (2000): 130.404 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.705 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 36.9186 (2.7) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.5186 (27.5) / 93.0186 (33.9)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,478
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,894
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 41 inches
Fort Smith Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 76,026 2002 81,369 2005 82,638
2000 78,532 2003 81,989 2006 83,422
2001 80,829 2004 82,367 2007 83,860

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Houses (2000): 35,341
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 2,223
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 4,812
Fort Smith Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 79,874 99.33%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 540 0.67%

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Fort Smith Employment Information Back to top
Fort Smith Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 38,610 35,839 2,771 7.18% 72
1991 38,280 35,474 2,806 7.33% 73
1992 39,078 36,249 2,829 7.24% 72
1993 39,942 37,509 2,433 6.09% 61
1994 41,029 39,061 1,968 4.80% 48
1995 41,159 39,271 1,888 4.59% 46
1996 41,228 39,257 1,971 4.78% 48
1997 41,129 39,334 1,795 4.36% 44
1998 40,922 39,288 1,635 3.99% 40
1999 41,471 40,075 1,397 3.37% 34
2000 39,203 37,730 1,473 3.76% 38
2001 39,027 37,357 1,670 4.28% 43
2002 39,211 37,294 1,917 4.89% 49
2003 38,885 36,754 2,131 5.48% 55
2004 39,705 37,592 2,113 5.32% 53
2005 41,229 39,293 1,936 4.70% 47
2006 42,136 39,920 2,217 5.26% 53
2007 43,046 40,499 2,548 5.92% 59
2008 43,057 40,859 2,198 5.11% 51
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 42,402 39,634 2,768 6.53% 65
Feb 2008 42,163 39,799 2,364 5.61% 56
Mar 2008 42,675 40,536 2,139 5.01% 50
Apr 2008 42,940 40,878 2,062 4.80% 48
May 2008 43,319 41,194 2,125 4.91% 49
Jun 2008 43,987 41,562 2,425 5.51% 55
Jul 2008 43,609 41,416 2,193 5.03% 50
Aug 2008 43,134 41,260 1,874 4.34% 43
Sep 2008 43,286 41,450 1,836 4.24% 42
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Fort Smith Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Food Manufacturing 1,772 9.05%
2. Construction 1,560 7.97%
3. Health Care 1,121 5.73%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,036 5.29%
5. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 958 4.90%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 750 3.83%
7. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 706 3.61%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 684 3.50%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 643 3.29%
10. Metal Manufactuing 614 3.14%
11. Truck Transportation 603 3.08%
12. Educational Services 556 2.84%
13. Finance and Insurance 496 2.53%
14. Public Administration 447 2.28%
15. Department and Other General Stores 407 2.08%
16. Repair and Maintenance 387 1.98%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 333 1.70%
18. Paper Manufacturing 328 1.68%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 306 1.56%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 302 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 3,138 18.52%
2. Educational Services 1,663 9.81%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,238 7.31%
4. Food Manufacturing 1,235 7.29%
5. Department and Other General Stores 784 4.63%
6. Finance and Insurance 764 4.51%
7. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 550 3.25%
8. Social Assistance 478 2.82%
9. Public Administration 468 2.76%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 456 2.69%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 394 2.33%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 339 2.00%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 338 1.99%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 304 1.79%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 296 1.75%
16. Truck Transportation 292 1.72%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 273 1.61%
18. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 253 1.49%
19. Construction 200 1.18%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 192 1.13%

Fort Smith Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,900 9.71%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 889 4.54%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 874 4.47%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 860 4.39%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 816 4.17%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 781 3.99%
7. Other Management Occupations 718 3.67%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 717 3.66%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 617 3.15%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 609 3.11%
11. Other Material Moving Workers 500 2.55%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 496 2.53%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 480 2.45%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 478 2.44%
15. Top Executives 385 1.97%
16. Other Construction Trades 371 1.90%
17. Computer Specialists 363 1.85%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 340 1.74%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 309 1.58%
20. Physicians and Surgeons 303 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,369 8.08%
2. Secretaries and Admins 891 5.26%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 854 5.04%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 817 4.82%
5. Registered Nurses 682 4.02%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 601 3.55%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 594 3.51%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 580 3.42%
9. Cashiers 532 3.14%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 528 3.12%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 477 2.81%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 475 2.80%
13. Other Management Occupations 460 2.71%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 459 2.71%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 378 2.23%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 370 2.18%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 360 2.12%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 359 2.12%
19. Child Care Workers 325 1.92%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 318 1.88%

Fort Smith Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 34,442 55.34%
15-35 hours 6,057 9.73%
1-14 hours 1,349 2.17%
No regular hours 20,385 32.76%

Fort Smith Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,372 3.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM 937 2.64%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,643 4.63%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,589 7.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,415 9.62%
7 AM-7:29 AM 3,715 10.47%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 7,140 20.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,237 9.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,537 4.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,652 4.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 659 1.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 357 1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM 4,148 11.68%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,098 8.73%

Fort Smith Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,440 4.06%
5-9 6,067 17.09%
10-14 9,969 28.08%
15-19 9,567 26.95%
20-24 4,422 12.46%
25-29 658 1.85%
30-34 1,659 4.67%
35-39 95 0.27%
40-44 118 0.33%
45-59 363 1.02%
60-89 535 1.51%
At least 90 606 1.71%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 227 0.64% 31,896 89.85%
30-44 50 0.14% 1,822 5.13%
45-59 21 0.06% 342 0.96%
At least 60 71 0.20% 1,070 3.01%

Fort Smith Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 111 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 5,348 14.80%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 28,846 79.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 88 0.24%
Color 4 Box Other 217 0.60%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 369 1.02%
Color 6 Box Walked 520 1.44%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 645 1.78%

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Fort Smith Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 32,380 (78,228 people)
Families (2000): 20,792 (63,271 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 7,641
People at same address in 1995: 34,820
Fort Smith Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 4,095 12.62%
$10,000-$14,999 2,887 8.90%
$15,000-$19,999 2,738 8.44%
$20,000-$24,999 2,636 8.12%
$25,000-$29,999 2,623 8.08%
$30,000-$34,999 2,469 7.61%
$35,000-$39,999 1,812 5.58%
$40,000-$44,999 1,842 5.68%
$45,000-$49,999 1,400 4.31%
$50,000-$59,999 2,601 8.02%
$60,000-$74,999 2,632 8.11%
$75,000-$99,999 2,092 6.45%
$100,000-$124,999 1,023 3.15%
$125,000-$149,999 514 1.58%
$150,000-$199,999 405 1.25%
$200,000 or more 676 2.08%

Fort Smith Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 9,950 30.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 9,086 28.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,515 4.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,981 15.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 184 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,802 11.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 71 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,669 5.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 17 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 646 1.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 8 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 463 1.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 6 0.02%

Fort Smith Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 25,132 30.06%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 10,320 12.35%
Public Assistance 1,075 1.29%
Retirement 4,848 5.80%
Self Employment 2,647 3.17%
Social Security 9,150 10.95%
Supplemental Security 1,712 2.05%
Wage / Salary 24,377 29.16%
Other 4,332 5.18%

Fort Smith Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 8,633 55.59%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,896 44.41%

Fort Smith Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,583 11.78%
Color 1 Box Married 17,777 58.46%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,163 26.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 886 2.91%

Fort Smith Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,792 14.55%
Color 1 Box Married 17,803 54.07%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,041 18.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,288 13.02%

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Fort Smith Education Information Back to top
Fort Smith Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,705 9.51%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 9,593 15.99%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 17,329 28.88%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 13,633 22.72%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,770 6.28%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 6,497 10.83%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,480 5.80%

Fort Smith Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 595 0.74% 677 0.84% 1,272 1.58%
Kindergarten 889 1.11% 169 0.21% 1,058 1.32%
Grades 1-4 3,876 4.83% 746 0.93% 4,622 5.76%
Grades 5-8 3,963 4.94% 414 0.52% 4,377 5.45%
Grades 9-12 3,986 4.97% 311 0.39% 4,297 5.35%
Undergrad college 2,428 3.02% 200 0.25% 2,628 3.27%
Graduate or professional school 330 0.41% 98 0.12% 428 0.53%
Total 16,067 20.02% 2,615 3.26% 18,682 23.27%

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Fort Smith Business Information Back to top
Retail sales (2002): $1,411,467,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $155,777,000
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Fort Smith Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Smith Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 66,144 84.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 12,409 15.80%

Fort Smith Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $250 $330 $206 $445 $0 $215 $1,116 $722 $1,539 $0
1952 $261 $351 $166 $492 $0 $308 $1,227 $779 $4,348 $0
1953 $276 $371 $239 $529 $5 $347 $1,396 $875 $4,155 $0
1954 $284 $423 $213 $631 $7 $605 $1,740 $869 $4,338 $1,304
1955 $382 $505 $153 $612 $8 $677 $1,832 $957 $5,063 $1,400
1956 $421 $431 $225 $651 $9 $839 $2,145 $913 $4,726 $1,162
1957 $439 $424 $253 $658 $14 $726 $2,090 $1,134 $4,378 $1,356
1958 $486 $450 $417 $696 $13 $989 $2,601 $1,221 $4,597 $2,047
1959 $552 $399 $516 $749 $16 $1,016 $2,849 $1,310 $4,322 $1,658
1960 $476 $290 $649 $736 $18 $1,021 $2,900 $1,337 $4,288 $1,355
1961 $508 $306 $449 $788 $22 $978 $2,745 $1,107 $5,217 $1,497
1962 $631 $360 $519 $1,035 $32 $1,047 $3,264 $1,495 $6,515 $3,057
1963 $652 $410 $565 $1,215 $31 $1,148 $3,611 $1,575 $6,555 $3,702
1964 $652 $410 $565 $1,215 $31 $1,148 $3,611 $1,575 $6,555 $0
1965 $732 $420 $557 $1,213 $31 $1,794 $4,327 $1,855 $15,972 $0
1966 $645 $415 $972 $1,122 $31 $1,942 $4,712 $1,955 $15,975 $0
1967 $672 $543 $1,285 $1,193 $82 $2,248 $5,480 $2,206 $16,810 $4,411
1968 $779 $552 $1,110 $1,163 $82 $2,078 $5,212 $2,280 $17,941 $0
1969 $786 $593 $1,195 $1,259 $82 $2,189 $5,511 $2,279 $16,781 $0
1970 $813 $527 $2,372 $1,259 $82 $2,610 $7,136 $2,524 $16,469 $4,692
1971 $933 $534 $2,759 $1,334 $82 $2,877 $7,985 $2,874 $15,677 $4,217
1972 $1,122 $705 $1,629 $1,324 $128 $3,006 $7,209 $3,332 $16,347 $5,102
1973 $882 $763 $2,520 $1,407 $128 $3,591 $8,528 $3,749 $17,164 $5,751
1974 $988 $857 $3,713 $1,421 $128 $4,054 $10,304 $4,300 $15,921 $6,107
1975 $1,150 $806 $5,666 $1,494 $128 $4,853 $13,291 $4,669 $17,865 $6,660
1976 $1,224 $1,105 $5,172 $1,894 $128 $4,959 $13,377 $5,361 $18,602 $6,408
1977 $1,400 $1,183 $4,922 $3,511 $237 $4,131 $14,201 $5,475 $14,214 $7,237
1978 $1,319 $1,431 $7,717 $2,154 $377 $4,590 $16,157 $6,393 $19,481 $11,137
1979 $1,428 $1,557 $8,145 $2,818 $359 $5,424 $18,174 $6,186 $18,971 $10,706
1980 $1,638 $1,609 $5,244 $2,581 $470 $6,112 $16,045 $6,723 $18,581 $12,225
1981 $1,729 $1,616 $7,276 $3,108 $555 $6,868 $19,536 $7,433 $18,187 $12,270
1982 $1,673 $1,828 $5,147 $3,453 $781 $7,726 $18,780 $7,231 $17,720 $13,488
1983 $1,787 $2,025 $5,836 $3,641 $990 $10,052 $22,306 $7,917 $28,667 $14,356
1984 $1,969 $2,164 $6,264 $4,276 $1,143 $8,964 $22,616 $8,428 $27,634 $16,469
1985 $2,088 $2,373 $6,758 $4,587 $1,267 $10,774 $25,474 $9,073 $26,656 $16,544
1986 $2,128 $2,754 $5,204 $4,905 $1,293 $11,163 $24,693 $9,706 $41,101 $28,562
1987 $2,262 $10,808 $6,671 $4,842 $1,323 $11,766 $26,864 $10,259 $54,325 $47,435
1988 $2,470 $12,929 $6,159 $5,006 $196 $14,886 $28,717 $10,293 $54,327 $53,741
1989 $3,033 $11,577 $6,611 $5,092 $1,759 $14,723 $31,218 $11,855 $84,321 $85,462
1990 $3,503 $11,722 $4,421 $5,100 $1,855 $12,801 $27,680 $11,814 $62,168 $64,846
1991 $4,218 $14,011 $5,999 $5,259 $0 $12,940 $28,416 $12,405 $53,298 $43,229
1992 $5,175 $14,532 $5,999 $5,259 $0 $12,940 $29,373 $12,405 $44,427 $43,229
1993 $5,451 $15,306 $6,353 $5,805 $0 $15,140 $32,749 $15,238 $31,546 $31,861
1994 $5,550 $16,657 $7,607 $6,378 $0 $15,605 $35,140 $15,695 $34,662 $37,974
1995 $4,899 $18,595 $5,139 $6,346 $0 $15,940 $32,324 $15,725 $41,493 $56,699
1996 $5,648 $17,053 $7,613 $7,227 $0 $17,979 $38,467 $8,673 $42,824 $52,073
1997 $5,334 $24,299 $8,342 $7,144 $0 $18,739 $39,559 $10,183 $39,730 $51,522
1998 $6,902 $14,688 $18,483 $7,183 $0 $23,937 $56,505 $21,632 $83,426 $99,157
1999 $7,038 $20,549 $21,152 $7,659 $0 $27,972 $63,821 $22,280 $81,662 $102,989
2000 $7,273 $35,230 $27,615 $9,569 $0 $30,271 $74,728 $22,540 $105,453 $133,492
2001 $7,692 $27,388 $25,090 $12,597 $0 $29,136 $74,515 $24,118 $95,870 $109,512
2002 $8,293 $35,515 $26,443 $12,519 $0 $29,512 $76,767 $24,842 $166,686 $176,422
2003 $9,098 $37,909 $29,077 $14,695 $0 $32,613 $85,483 $25,587 $254,502 $242,513
2004 $9,359 $38,879 $31,020 $18,496 $0 $31,991 $90,866 $26,355 $239,950 $190,683
2005 $9,035 $40,696 $30,128 $19,435 $0 $33,548 $92,146 $32,600 $216,810 $153,110
2006 $9,606 $40,999 $27,148 $20,634 $0 $31,907 $89,295 $27,936 $202,985 $143,413


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $94 $11 $31 $59 $83 $1,233
$408 $0 $24 $338 $0 $185
1952 $0 $73 $0 $32 $75 $71 $1,436
$454 $0 $25 $321 $0 $385
1953 $0 $71 $11 $29 $103 $71 $3,864
$477 $0 $21 $2,701 $38 $342
1954 $0 $63 $0 $27 $134 $79 $2,149
$492 $0 $29 $377 $42 $906
1955 $0 $151 $0 $0 $530 $144 $2,999
$489 $0 $36 $1,385 $46 $218
1956 $0 $78 $4 $54 $480 $89 $2,523
$542 $0 $25 $975 $51 $225
1957 $0 $67 $5 $66 $421 $86 $2,091
$568 $0 $20 $526 $55 $277
1958 $0 $86 $8 $67 $681 $108 $2,491
$646 $0 $15 $564 $59 $257
1959 $0 $108 $0 $69 $299 $103 $3,479
$728 $0 $11 $1,244 $59 $858
1960 $0 $88 $0 $73 $288 $111 $3,403
$710 $0 $23 $988 $64 $1,058
1961 $0 $99 $0 $79 $243 $128 $3,817
$728 $0 $16 $1,654 $65 $805
1962 $0 $99 $14 $51 $316 $161 $3,498
$728 $0 $76 $1,116 $75 $862
1963 $0 $108 $0 $53 $289 $150 $3,775
$797 $0 $99 $1,123 $96 $1,060
1964 $0 $108 $11 $53 $289 $150 $3,775
$797 $0 $99 $1,123 $96 $1,049
1965 $0 $120 $0 $75 $338 $252 $5,876
$957 $0 $167 $2,899 $96 $972
1966 $0 $96 $6 $89 $396 $931 $7,376
$938 $0 $328 $1,682 $96 $2,814
1967 $0 $58 $6 $99 $1,282 $953 $11,964
$1,026 $0 $324 $1,803 $145 $6,268
1968 $0 $99 $7 $99 $1,428 $149 $7,536
$1,063 $1 $362 $2,094 $145 $2,089
1969 $0 $341 $5 $97 $1,751 $103 $6,839
$1,094 $0 $379 $1,455 $145 $1,469
1970 $0 $291 $13 $121 $1,166 $141 $5,890
$1,184 $0 $332 $1,330 $145 $1,167
1971 $0 $427 $19 $165 $1,785 $216 $8,132
$1,368 $0 $324 $1,703 $145 $1,980
1972 $0 $470 $57 $182 $1,469 $246 $7,183
$1,519 $2 $334 $804 $267 $1,833
1973 $0 $453 $67 $199 $1,533 $254 $8,297
$1,931 $0 $379 $1,691 $267 $1,523
1974 $0 $450 $0 $189 $1,872 $290 $10,161
$3,090 $0 $351 $2,220 $267 $1,432
1975 $0 $563 $128 $199 $3,001 $790 $14,924
$2,279 $2 $344 $1,715 $267 $5,636
1976 $0 $1,399 $119 $147 $3,649 $380 $16,314
$2,692 $0 $501 $1,538 $267 $5,622
1977 $0 $903 $139 $63 $2,971 $587 $14,554
$2,841 $0 $67 $4,235 $386 $2,362
1978 $0 $845 $151 $54 $2,860 $368 $19,368
$3,053 $0 $72 $7,004 $413 $4,548
1979 $0 $585 $64 $70 $2,106 $456 $19,375
$3,456 $0 $17 $6,368 $420 $5,833
1980 $0 $626 $69 $54 $2,586 $420 $15,487
$3,560 $0 $42 $2,884 $446 $4,800
1981 $0 $1,075 $150 $182 $4,196 $480 $20,045
$4,202 $0 $46 $4,774 $465 $4,475
1982 $0 $860 $165 $37 $3,083 $487 $19,719
$4,663 $0 $42 $5,018 $564 $4,800
1983 $0 $909 $194 $38 $2,982 $560 $21,130
$5,123 $0 $959 $3,607 $646 $6,112
1984 $0 $973 $100 $40 $2,898 $494 $20,710
$5,127 $0 $897 $4,220 $687 $5,274
1985 $0 $1,284 $110 $41 $3,726 $584 $24,608
$5,675 $0 $860 $5,181 $798 $6,349
1986 $0 $1,502 $116 $48 $4,261 $558 $28,018
$5,845 $0 $813 $7,813 $875 $6,187
1987 $0 $1,592 $123 $47 $7,912 $575 $35,309
$5,839 $5 $758 $10,709 $950 $6,799
1988 $0 $1,766 $121 $47 $10,581 $581 $41,516
$5,980 $0 $2,075 $12,366 $1,017 $6,982
1989 $0 $1,995 $132 $42 $10,718 $637 $38,011
$6,299 $13 $2,028 $6,681 $1,115 $8,351
1990 $0 $1,621 $139 $51 $12,565 $1,321 $37,662
$6,366 $0 $539 $5,869 $1,144 $8,047
1991 $0 $1,647 $140 $64 $10,634 $557 $34,583
$6,772 $0 $497 $5,585 $0 $8,687
1992 $0 $1,647 $140 $64 $10,634 $557 $34,583
$6,772 $0 $497 $5,585 $0 $8,687
1993 $0 $2,034 $187 $47 $4,451 $678 $35,226
$7,820 $0 $977 $6,619 $0 $12,413
1994 $0 $2,124 $193 $48 $3,033 $842 $45,746
$8,173 $0 $378 $9,023 $0 $21,932
1995 $0 $2,109 $0 $49 $3,352 $780 $33,639
$8,697 $0 $583 $6,192 $0 $11,877
1996 $0 $2,727 $0 $58 $18,145 $781 $57,956
$9,860 $0 $621 $6,516 $0 $19,248
1997 $0 $2,468 $150 $51 $16,023 $978 $55,977
$10,756 $0 $504 $6,497 $0 $18,550
1998 $0 $3,058 $0 $57 $17,108 $1,334 $62,254
$14,298 $0 $848 $6,426 $0 $19,125
1999 $0 $3,134 $0 $65 $13,681 $1,916 $70,682
$15,235 $0 $3,024 $7,496 $0 $26,131
2000 $0 $3,542 $0 $55 $13,001 $1,959 $83,767
$16,894 $0 $3,526 $8,192 $0 $36,598
2001 $0 $4,104 $0 $60 $12,291 $12,903 $104,292
$19,527 $0 $2,444 $10,095 $0 $42,868
2002 $0 $4,729 $0 $0 $18,716 $4,876 $112,417
$19,783 $0 $2,096 $25,504 $0 $36,713
2003 $0 $5,216 $0 $79 $30,534 $4,404 $137,619
$19,744 $0 $6,995 $33,513 $0 $37,134
2004 $0 $5,743 $0 $82 $31,722 $3,684 $159,832
$21,065 $0 $5,885 $47,272 $0 $44,379
2005 $0 $5,138 $0 $86 $28,795 $4,148 $157,531
$21,858 $0 $5,157 $48,297 $0 $44,052
2006 $0 $6,879 $0 $99 $11,347 $3,661 $131,842
$20,375 $0 $811 $45,739 $0 $42,931

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 571
Fort Smith Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 4.314 0.697 0.026 0.934 5.972 0.395 9.050 44.498 5.945 59.887
2000 5.577 0.777 0.025 1.273 7.653 0.000 14.937 61.720 7.042 83.698
2001 5.295 0.693 0.099 1.633 7.720 0.433 14.215 65.150 4.516 84.314
2002 6.169 0.639 0.098 1.868 8.775 0.406 14.539 65.086 3.748 83.779
2003 7.111 0.903 0.146 1.647 9.806 0.268 13.551 70.302 3.635 87.487
2004 6.556 0.947 0.036 1.093 8.632 0.389 12.966 56.977 3.484 73.427
2005 7.841 1.150 0.061 1.416 10.467 0.290 11.750 50.171 4.139 66.059
2006 7.804 0.995 0.132 1.570 10.501 0.336 13.054 48.416 4.351 65.822
2007 6.690 0.930 0.060 1.705 9.385 0.286 12.414 49.010 3.852 65.275

Fort Smith Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 44 156
2005 39 158
2006 44 164
2007 41 159

Fort Smith Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 5,007
2000 7,174
2001 7,439
2002 7,531

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Fort Smith Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 11,664 14.53%
10-19 Years 10,949 13.64%
20-29 Years 11,519 14.35%
30-39 Years 11,656 14.52%
40-49 Years 11,645 14.51%
50-59 Years 8,752 10.90%
60-69 Years 5,812 7.24%
70-79 Years 5,074 6.32%
80-89 Years 2,666 3.32%
90+ Years 531 0.66%

Fort Smith Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 38,918 48.49%
Color 1 Box Female 41,350 51.51%

Fort Smith Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 59,436 74.05%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7,048 8.78%
Color 1 Box African-American 6,874 8.56%
Color 2 Box Asian 3,661 4.56%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,918 2.39%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,254 1.56%
Color 6 Box Other Race 48 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 29 0.04%

Fort Smith Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 9,432 20.49%
2. German 9,245 20.08%
3. Irish 9,074 19.71%
4. English 6,591 14.32%
5. French Non-Basque 1,784 3.88%
6. Scotch Irish 1,539 3.34%
7. Italian 1,415 3.07%
8. Dutch 1,225 2.66%
9. Scottish 1,033 2.24%
10. Polish 526 1.14%

Fort Smith Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 65,305 87.98%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5,250 7.07%
3. Vietnamese 1,481 2.00%
4. Laotian 1,024 1.38%
5. German 334 0.45%
6. French 210 0.28%
7. Arabic 112 0.15%
8. Chinese 89 0.12%
9. Other Native North American 89 0.12%
10. Tagalog 52 0.07%

Fort Smith Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 72,994 90.77%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,924 2.39%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5,496 6.83%

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