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Fort Smith, AR vs Long Beach, CA

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- Household income in Long Beach, is 48% more than it is in Fort Smith and is 3% above the National Average.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Long Beach unemployment rate is 11.5%.
 Fort Smith, ARLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,273  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,150$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,910  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Smith, ARLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Smith, ARLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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