ACS School District Profile 2017-21

Education Demographic and
Geographic Estimates

ACS-ED

District Demographic
Dashboard 2017–21

Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas, AR

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Community

Total Population
91,493

Median Household Income |
$46,264

Total Households
37,229

Race/Ethnicity

Year
Structure
was Built

15.2% 2000 and after

45.0% 1970 - 1999

39.9% before 1970

Households with Broadband Internet |
80.1%

Housing Structure Type

House
69.4%

Apartments/Other
30.5%

Children in Public School

Language spoken at home (children 5 years and over)

Health

8.9% with a
Disability |

94.9% with
Health Insurance coverage |

Poverty and Benefits (in the past 12 months)

27.0% Families with income below the poverty level |

23.9% Families with Food Stamp/ SNAP benefits |

Families by Type

Parents (of children in public school)

Median Income of Households |
$53,004

Housing Status of Families
54.0% renter - occupied | 46.0% owner-occupied |

Labor Force Status

Educational Attainment

State and National

Median Household Income |

Families with Food Stamp/SNAP benefits |

Households with Broadband Internet |

Speaks English Less Than Very Well |

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Not In Labor Force

Married Couple Household |

Families with Income Below the Poverty Level |

All indicators are sourced from the ACS-ED tabulation. For additional social and economic characteristics, visit the ACS-ED table collection or explore the ACS-ED interactive map ACS-ED maps .

Children enrolled in public school are defined as the population ages 3-17 and those ages 18 & 19 who have not graduated from high school and report attending public school in the past 3 months. Subject definitions are available in the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey program documentation.