COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fanshawe vs Fort Smith
PLACE A
Fanshawe, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fanshawe is 100% smaller than Fort Smith. Fort Smith earns more, with a median household income $7,316 higher. Fort Smith has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -24%).
FANSHAWEFORT SMITHDIFFERENCE
Total population32190,855−100% vs Fort Smith
Population density141,415−1,401
Population growth-24.3%3.4%−27.7 pts
Median age36.536.5Even
Male46.5%49.5%−3.0 pts
Female53.5%50.5%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.6%11.9%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.9%58.1%+10.8 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%20.5%−15.8 pts
Asian0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Other26.3%9.1%+17.3 pts
Median household income$47,500$54,816−$7,316
Per capita income$22,470$34,413−$11,943
Poverty rate23.9%18.3%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.521−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%23.9%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree11.3%9.9%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%6.5%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation46.3%61.9%−15.6 pts
Median home value$144,600$178,100−$33,500
Median gross rent$750$884−$134
Owner-occupied86.7%53.4%+33.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%9.1%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%39.5%−10.1 pts
Average commute30.216.8+13.4
Worked from home3.7%7.8%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured27.2%12.7%+14.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025