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Fort Smith, AR vs Dayton, NV

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- Dayton is 0% more densely populated than Fort Smith.
- People are 26.0% more likely to be married in Dayton.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years older in Dayton.
 Fort Smith, ARDayton, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,036329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.738.4
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 Population - 201086,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,907285,036,114
 Population - 199072,798  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock76.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock477.793.4
 Land Area63.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Smith, ARDayton, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Smith, ARDayton, NVUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Smith, ARDayton, NVUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.732.60
 Households36,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,04380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 11 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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