This is America, and people move from place to place all the time. It is the heart of our culture. So it's no surprise that people move to Fort Smith AR all the time, just as they do to other cities in our country. But we have prepared for you a comparison with the frequency of moving to other cities in Arkansas and the entire U.S., and a graph of the dynamics of moving to Fort Smith AR.

	Fort Smith AR	Arkansas	USA
Total population in occupied housing units:	86,439	2,933,793	320,155,161
Owner occupied:	42,431	1,971,692	212,731,827
Moved in 2017 or later	3,481	315,070	34,018,237
Moved in 2015 to 2016	6,215	245,754	24,027,455
Moved in 2010 to 2014	9,654	366,592	36,691,556
Moved in 2000 to 2009	11,456	537,014	57,623,306
Moved in 1990 to 1999	7,561	273,554	31,716,769
Moved in 1989 or earlier	4,064	233,708	28,654,504
Renter occupied:	44,008	962,101	107,423,334
Moved in 2017 or later	26,775	533,955	53,684,181
Moved in 2015 to 2016	4,728	180,306	18,552,251
Moved in 2010 to 2014	6,518	144,781	18,868,228
Moved in 2000 to 2009	4,430	70,947	11,263,131
Moved in 1990 to 1999	820	20,294	3,080,029
Moved in 1989 or earlier	737	11,818	1,975,514

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Veterans

There are about 5,136 wartime veterans living in Fort Smith AR, which is about 0.00% of all Fort Smith AR residents. The average percent of veterans by Arkansas is 0.0% and their average percentage in the US is 0.0%.

	Fort Smith AR	Arkansas	USA
Total:	5,136	184,996	17,418,351
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) no Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	789	29,209	2,449,751
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	236	10,741	1,257,922
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	30	433	65,035
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	742	24,025	2,233,613
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	131	2,937	278,423
Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II	1,745	65,015	5,735,736
Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II	62	2,164	101,789
Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II	-	-	11,894
Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II	310	10,107	1,013,648
Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era	20	47	28,765
World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era	167	2,777	339,668
Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only	630	24,100	2,508,911
Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only	217	12,808	1,338,116
Between Korean War and World War II only	57	531	53,111
Pre-World War II only	-	102	1,969

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Families in Fort Smith AR

Marriage statistics in Fort Smith AR

	Fort Smith AR	Arkansas	USA
Total:	71,687	2,439,812	267,720,772
Male:	34,170	1,181,259	130,629,205
Never married	11,444	376,752	48,481,154
Now married:	17,555	620,259	66,120,364
Married, spouse present	15,578	568,464	60,243,458
Married, spouse absent:	1,977	51,795	5,876,906
Separated	1,279	20,942	2,041,898
Other	698	30,853	3,835,008
Widowed	1,465	40,425	3,472,244
Divorced	3,706	143,823	12,555,443
Female:	37,517	1,258,553	137,091,567
Never married	11,589	323,536	42,291,512
Now married:	16,295	615,286	66,231,431
Married, spouse present	14,784	559,786	59,933,781
Married, spouse absent:	1,511	55,500	6,297,650
Separated	317	29,952	2,808,171
Other	1,194	25,548	3,489,479
Widowed	3,828	140,135	11,834,834
Divorced	5,805	179,596	16,733,790

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Fort Smith AR Birth rate

In the last 12 months, a total of 4.1% of females have given birth in Fort Smith AR. Remarkably, the females who gave birth between the ages of 15 and 19 make-up 0.0%, and those who gave birth between 45 and older is 0.0%. In Arkansas this proportion is 5.3% and 1.9% respectively, and nationally it is 2.9% and 2.5%.

	Fort Smith AR	Arkansas	USA
Total:	22,017	694,603	76,879,571
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months:	903	35,370	3,877,882
15 to 19 years old	-	1,869	110,459
20 to 24 years old	75	8,242	597,750
25 to 29 years old	536	11,640	1,034,050
30 to 34 years old	178	7,836	1,141,393
35 to 39 years old	114	4,114	676,864
40 to 44 years old	-	984	219,595
45 to 50 years old	-	685	97,771
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months:	21,114	659,233	73,001,689
15 to 19 years old	3,375	98,586	10,339,412
20 to 24 years old	3,062	88,917	9,856,470
25 to 29 years old	2,603	87,921	10,381,420
30 to 34 years old	3,123	87,594	9,922,313
35 to 39 years old	2,695	93,386	10,159,355
40 to 44 years old	3,442	91,920	9,938,316
45 to 50 years old	2,814	110,909	12,404,403

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Fort Smith AR Crime Rates 2011-2020

	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Burglary
2020	7	96	106	822	637
2019	4	93	90	672	812
2018	9	91	98	536	728
2017	7	67	107	601	832
2016	4	-	98	541	888
2015	5	-	119	514	953
2014	4	74	106	478	866
2013	4	79	94	429	975
2012	5	-	95	519	1,064
2011	5	63	101	433	1,111

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Residential fires in Fort Smith AR 2010-2014

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Residential Fires	112	115	108	117	133
Non Residential Fires	26	35	25	20	29
Vehicle Fires	79	70	65	61	60
Outdoor Fires	115	157	156	91	129
Other Fire	29	28	14	8	11

Causes of residential building fires in Fort Smith AR

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Intentional	3	1	1	4	3
Playing with heat source	2	5	2	2	0
Cooking	2	3	5	12	7
Heating	0	0	2	1	3
Smoking	20	31	27	21	30
Electrical malfunction	0	0	0	0	2
Open flame	2	1	1	0	1
Natural	81	73	70	76	86
Exposure	2	1	0	1	1

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