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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Smith Public Schools is $22,618, which is about the same as the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Smith Public Schools median household income is $35,895. On average Fort Smith Public Schools residents spend 14.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #51

Fort Smith Public Schools	22,618 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	23,556 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	27,078 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	20,070 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #141

Fort Smith Public Schools	35,895 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	55,073 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	1.38%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fort Smith Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Smith Public Schools		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.59%	$25,263, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.96%	$16,356, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.76%	$4,327, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.00%	$19,235, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	45,839 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	66,151 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$37,688, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$22,146, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,207, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$44,159, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,789, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,188, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,430, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$20,891, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,936, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,729, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$30,753, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	70,087, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	33,852, 48.30%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22,832, 67.45%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	99, 0.29%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	22,733, 67.15%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	20,946, 92.14%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,787, 7.86%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,020, 32.55%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	36,235, 51.70%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,122, 52.77%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.05%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	19,105, 52.73%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	18,110, 94.79%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	995, 5.21%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,113, 47.23%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,781, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	31,924, 82.32%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,722, 12.18%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	176, 0.45%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	627, 1.62%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	565, 1.46%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	767, 1.98%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Smith Public Schools	14.8 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,056	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	20,946, 53.63%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,906, 28.20%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,947, 14.07%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,272, 15.62%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	131, 0.63%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,717, 8.20%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,833, 27.85%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	18,110, 46.37%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,800, 32.03%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,169, 23.02%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,843, 32.26%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.18%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 0.13%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,198, 12.14%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Smith Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,056, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	585, 1.50%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,140, 5.48%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,972, 20.41%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,380, 3.53%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,069, 12.98%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,845, 4.72%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	627, 1.61%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,428, 3.66%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,550, 6.53%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,781, 22.48%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,444, 8.82%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,195, 3.06%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,040, 5.22%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Smith Public Schools	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	23,220	26.31%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,556	20.73%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.