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Fort Smith, AR vs Fayetteville, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Fayetteville, is 8% more than it is in Fort Smith and is 32% below the National Average.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 3.9%.

Economy
 Fort Smith, ARFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%42.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,273$33,192$37,638
 Household Income$48,033$52,111$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,910$78,845$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Smith, ARFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.7%14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.3%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%10.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.7%11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%7.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.5%7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Smith, ARFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%18.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%11.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%8.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%4.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.3%8.0%13.1%

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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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Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916
ZIPS IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
72701 72703 72704

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