Fort Smith Population and Demographics

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Fort Smith City, Arkansas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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

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