Community Profile

Fort Smith is RANKED #1 among the top cities to live in based on cost of living
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Fort Smith is RANKED #9 among the top cities to do business
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50 square miles – Size of the city of Fort Smith

85,547 – Approximate population of the city of Fort Smith

1,805.8 square miles – Size of the five-county Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
(Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties in Arkansas and Le Flore and Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma)

288,913 – Approximate population of the Fort Smith MSA

6 – Number of counties in the Fort Smith Regional Alliance
(Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian in Arkansas and Le Flore and Sequoyah in Oklahoma

315,405 – Approximate population of the Greater Fort Smith Region

36 – Median age in Fort Smith

$36,692 – Estimated median income

$162,000 – Average price for a 1,800-square-foot home compared to the national average of $313,000

25 percent below – The cost of housing in Fort Smith compared to the national average

14.2 percent below – The cost of living in Fort Smith compared to the national average

12 percent – Population 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree

6 percent – Population 25 and older with a graduate or professional degree

17.5 minutes – Average commute time in Fort Smith compared to the national average of 26.3 minutes

72 degrees Fahrenheit – Average high temperature in Fort Smith

49 degrees Fahrenheit – Average low temperature in Fort Smith

Sources: Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Money magazine