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Beebe, AR vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Household income in Fort Smith, is 8% less than it is in Beebe and is 44% below the National Average.
- Beebe unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Beebe, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,420  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,127  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Beebe, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K21.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Beebe, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Beebe    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Beebe is small and quiet. It has affordable housing and decent schools. It's safe and friendly. It's a classic Arkansas town, with access to Little Rock without the  More

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Beebe is small and quiet. It has affordable housing and decent schools. It's safe and friendly. It's a classic Arkansas town, with access to Little Rock without the  More

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Over 6 years ago

The schools are bad. They don't know how to teacher or rule there school. The don't even allow doctors notes to be turned in because so many kids have  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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