Cities / Arkansas / Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR

89,805 people

Right Now

Weather

91.4°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 98°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Springdale (Springdale-Fayetteville-Bentonville))

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 57.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TUL

100 mi — Tulsa International Airport

Population & People

Population

89,805

Median age

36.5

Median household income

$54,816

Poverty rate

18.3%

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Bachelor's degree+

23.9%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$178,100

Median gross rent

$884/mo

Homeownership rate

53.36%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$937

HUD Fair Market Rent (Sebastian County, 15 mi from Fort Smith), 2026. Efficiency $683, 1BR $714, 2BR $937, 3BR $1266, 4BR $1532. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

478.52

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

100 mi away

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).