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| Fort Smith |
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| Population 2002: | 81,519 |
| Population 2000: | 80,268 |
| Area codes: | 479 |
| Elevation: | 446 feet |
| Land area: | 50.3 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 9.2% (5.4% Latin America, 3.2% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +1,251 (+1.56%) |
| County: | Sebastian |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (26.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (11.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 74.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8.8% |
| Black: | 8.6% |
| Other race: | 5.0% |
| American Indian: | 3.2% |
| Two or more races: | 3.0% |
| Other Asian: | 2.0% |
| Vietnamese: | 2.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 53.8% |
| Never married: | 22.4% |
| Divorced: | 13.2% |
| Widowed: | 8.2% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $74,200 |
| Household income: | $32,157 |
| Resident age: | 35.3 years |
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| Fort Smith Compared to Arkansas State Average |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 18.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.7% |
| Unemployed: | 5.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 615.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 502 (616.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 305 (374.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 152 (186.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 52 (63.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 8 (9.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 5,296 (6508.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,183 (1453.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 11.8% |
| German: | 11.5% |
| Irish: | 11.3% |
| English: | 8.2% |
| French: | 2.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.9% |