Overview
89,116
Total Population
37.0
Median age
50.65%
Female population %
97.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
53.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
17,27
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Fort Smith's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fort Smith is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fort Smith's population under 18 was 23.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fort Smith's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fort Smith, 19.69% were under the age of 15, 20.50% aged 15 to 29, 44.76% aged 30 to 64, 13.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.
![Fort Smith, AR population by age group The graph shows Fort Smith's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/fort-smith-ar-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 1,164 more females than males in Fort Smith:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.65% females and 49.35% males in Fort Smith, AR.
- The Fort Smith, AR gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,369.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,254.
![Fort Smith, AR population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Fort Smith, AR population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/fort-smith-ar-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Fort Smith's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fort Smith population: 62.98% are White, 8.39% are Black or African American, 1.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.87% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.08% are some other race and 8.47% are multiracial.
- Fort Smith's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 17,27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 71,846 (80.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fort Smith is White with a population of 56,125 (62.98% of the total population).
![Fort Smith, AR population by race The bar chart shows Fort Smith, AR population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/fort-smith-ar-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Fort Smith's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 89,992 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Fort Smith's population increased by 5,501 (6.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fort Smith's population increased by 2,844 (3.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fort Smith's population was lowest in year 2000 at 80,802.
![Fort Smith, AR population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Fort Smith's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-fort-smith-ar-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)