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Fort Smith, AR vs Conway, AR

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- Conway is 0% more densely populated than Fort Smith.
- People are 11.4% less likely to be married in Conway.
- The Median Age is 7.9 years younger in Conway.
 Fort Smith, ARConway, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock63,746329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.138.4
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 Population - 201086,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock43,167285,036,114
 Population - 199072,798  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock57.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,387.493.4
 Land Area63.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Smith, ARConway, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Smith, ARConway, ARUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.5%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Smith, ARConway, ARUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households36,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
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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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
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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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews
Amanda · Conway, AR
Humid!!
Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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Linda · Conway, AR
Housing is Affordable; watch out for personal prop
Over 11 years ago

We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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Jamie  · Conway, AR
Conway, AR is hard to beat by any measure
Over 15 years ago

It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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