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Meridian, ID vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith is 0% more densely populated than Meridian.
- People are 20.8% less likely to be married in Fort Smith.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years older in Fort Smith.
 Meridian, IDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,116329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201077,429  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock80,268285,036,114
 Population - 19909,596  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,162.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,408.193.4
 Land Area33.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Meridian, IDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Meridian, IDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Meridian, IDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Married Population59.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households40,796  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,66680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,357  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 8 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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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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