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Fort Smith, AR vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield is 0% more densely populated than Fort Smith.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Pittsfield.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years older in Pittsfield.
 Fort Smith, ARPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock43,890329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.638.4
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 Population - 201086,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,793285,036,114
 Population - 199072,798  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,084.693.4
 Land Area63.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Smith, ARPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Smith, ARPittsfield, MAUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Smith, ARPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households36,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,81380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,500  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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