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Huntsville, AR vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Household income in Fort Smith, is 2% more than it is in Huntsville and is 44% below the National Average.
- Huntsville unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Huntsville, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,557  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,509  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Huntsville, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Huntsville, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Huntsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a good place to raise your children, crime rates are low, schools are ok. But if you have to work there is just nothing there. You have to commute to the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a great place to live for anyone who works at home or is retired. It's convenient to Fayetteville,AR, for when you want a night out on the town and it's  More

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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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