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Chickasha, OK vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Household income in Fort Smith, is 5% less than it is in Chickasha and is 44% below the National Average.
- Chickasha unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Chickasha, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,569  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,434  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chickasha, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chickasha, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Chickasha    2 Reviews

New housing additions, 300,000 sf of new retail coming in, new hotels, new restaurants; things are getting exciting around here! Great community to live  More

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If you want to live in a place where the health department will advise you NOT to drink the tap water... This is where you want to be. If you want to always be within 5  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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