People QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas Population, 2011 estimate 87,152 2,937,979 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 86,209 2,915,921 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.1% 0.8% Population, 2010 86,209 2,915,918 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.5% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.7% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.3% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 69.3% 77.0% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 9.0% 15.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 0.8% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.3% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.2% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.5% 6.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 64.6% 74.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.2% 81.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 12.3% 4.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 17.7% 6.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.0% 81.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 19.3% 19.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 14.5 21.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 55.9% 67.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 28.9% 15.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $109,600 $102,300 Households, 2006-2010 34,056 1,117,154 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.46 2.50 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,008 $21,274 Median household income 2006-2010 $36,545 $39,267 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 21.0% 18.0%     Business QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas Total number of firms, 2007 8,096 238,994 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 5.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.1% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 24.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 5,080,415 60,735,582 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,216,075 29,659,789 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,667,367 32,974,282 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,790 $11,602 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 197,015 3,559,795     Geography QuickFacts Fort Smith Arkansas Land area in square miles, 2010 61.97 52,035.48 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,391.2 56.0 FIPS Code 24550 05 Counties Sebastian County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts