COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brushy vs Fort Smith
PLACE A
Brushy, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Brushy is 99% smaller than Fort Smith. Brushy earns more, with a median household income $11,613 higher. Fort Smith has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -10%).
BRUSHYFORT SMITHDIFFERENCE
Total population77790,855−99% vs Fort Smith
Population density301,415−1,386
Population growth-9.9%3.4%−13.3 pts
Median age39.836.5+3.3
Male50.3%49.5%+0.8 pts
Female49.7%50.5%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.2%11.9%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.2%58.1%−5.0 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%20.5%−19.0 pts
Asian0.6%5.3%−4.6 pts
Other44.7%9.1%+35.6 pts
Median household income$66,429$54,816+$11,613
Per capita income$23,813$34,413−$10,600
Poverty rate12.4%18.3%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.521−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%23.9%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree0.8%9.9%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.5%6.5%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation52.3%61.9%−9.6 pts
Median home value$149,200$178,100−$28,900
Median gross rent$1,075$884+$191
Owner-occupied89.3%53.4%+36.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%9.1%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.5%−39.5 pts
Average commute33.416.8+16.7
Worked from home2.1%7.8%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.5%12.7%+0.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024