COMPARING TWO PLACES
Denning vs Fort Smith
PLACE A
Denning, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Denning is 100% smaller than Fort Smith. Fort Smith earns more, with a median household income $18,878 higher. Fort Smith has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -36%).
DENNINGFORT SMITHDIFFERENCE
Total population20990,855−100% vs Fort Smith
Population density1941,415−1,221
Population growth-36.3%3.4%−39.7 pts
Median age39.436.5+2.9
Male58.8%49.5%+9.3 pts
Female41.2%50.5%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%58.1%+20.6 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.7%20.5%−5.8 pts
Asian0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Other6.5%9.1%−2.5 pts
Median household income$35,938$54,816−$18,878
Per capita income$19,759$34,413−$14,654
Poverty rate24.5%18.3%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.521−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%23.9%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree4.1%9.9%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation38.7%61.9%−23.1 pts
Median home value$75,000$178,100−$103,100
Median gross rent$742$884−$142
Owner-occupied78.5%53.4%+25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%9.1%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%39.5%−14.5 pts
Average commute24.216.8+7.4
Worked from home0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured12.2%12.7%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025