2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Smith, AR vs Gonzales, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Gonzales, is 1% less than it is in Fort Smith and is 45% below the National Average.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Gonzales unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Fort Smith, ARGonzales, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%18.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,273$25,315$37,638
 Household Income$48,033$47,694$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,910$54,444$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Smith, ARGonzales, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.7%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%5.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.3%15.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.7%10.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.5%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Smith, ARGonzales, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%12.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%2.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%3.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%3.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%8.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%24.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%8.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.3%20.8%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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