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Fort Smith Population and Demographics

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Fort Smith Population: 80268 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 38918 48.49%
Female 41350 51.51%

Under 5 years 6083 7.58%
5 to 9 years 5581 6.95%
10 to 14 years 5363 6.68%
15 to 19 years 5586 6.96%
20 to 24 years 5681 7.08%
25 to 34 years 11454 14.27%
35 to 44 years 12040 15%
45 to 54 years 10513 13.1%
55 to 59 years 3884 4.84%
60 to 64 years 3082 3.84%
65 to 74 years 5376 6.7%
75 to 84 years 4113 5.12%
85 years and over 1512 1.88%

Median age (years) 35.3

18 years and over 59862 74.58%
Male 28527 35.54%
Female 31335 39.04%
21 years and over 56499 70.39%
62 years and over 12790 15.93%
65 years and over 11001 13.71%
Male 4207 5.24%
Female 6794 8.46%

Race
One race 77864 97.01%
White 61798 76.99%
Black or African American 6943 8.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1358 1.69%
Asian 3682 4.59%
Asian indian 107 0.13%
Chinese 149 0.19%
Filipino 81 0.1%
Japanese 36 0.04%
Korean 49 0.06%
Vietnamese 1641 2.04%
Other Asian 1619 2.02%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 43 0.05%
Native Hawaiian 3 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 22 0.03%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 17 0.02%
Some other race 4040 5.03%
Two or more races 2404 2.99%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 80268 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7048 8.78%
Mexican 5068 6.31%
Puerto Rican 144 0.18%
Cuban 78 0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino 1758 2.19%
Not Hispanic or Latino 73220 91.22%
White alone 59436 74.05%

Relationship
Total Population 80268 100.00%
In households 78278 97.52%
Householder 32398 40.36%
Spouse 15274 19.03%
Child 22554 28.1%
Own child under 18 years 18206 22.68%
Other relatives 4064 5.06%
Under 18 years 1571 1.96%
Nonrelatives 3988 4.97%
Unmarried partner 1656 2.06%
In group quarters 1990 2.48%
Institutionalized population 1632 2.03%
Non-Institutionalized population 358 0.45%

Households by Type
Total Households 32398 100.0 %
Family households (families) 20647 63.73%
With own children under 18 years 9971 30.78%
Married-couple family 15274 47.14%
With own children under 18 years 6699 20.68%
Female householder, no husband present 3989 12.31%
With own children under 18 years 2530 7.81%
Non Family households 11751 36.27%
Householder living alone 9950 30.71%
Householder 65 years and over 3529 10.89%

Households with individuals under 18 years 10942 33.77%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 7618 23.51%

Average Household size 2.42
Average family size 3.03

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 35341 100.00%
Occupied housing units 32398 91.67%
Vacant housing units 2943 8.33%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 144 0.41%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 32398 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 18253 56.34%
Renter-occupied housing units. 14145 43.66%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.52
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.29

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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