Demographics

Northwest Arkansas has many wonderful intangibles such as clean air and water, beautiful scenery, and its greatest asset, the people that live here. The quality of life is what brings people here to visit and what makes them want to stay. The facts point to a continued bright future for the Northwest Arkansas communities.

The Center for Business and Economic Research (Center) has committed to provide to the City of Fayetteville a quarterly socio‐economic data update. The link below to the Fayetteville Data Report is divided into two sections: Demographic Data and Economic Data. The demographic data draw on a wide variety of local and national data and encompass gender breakdown, age breakdown, income information, educational attainment, and information about institutions of higher learning in the area. These data are released on an annual basis, and the most updated information available is included. The economic data section includes employment figures in the area, wage data, cost of development, tax data and housing data. These data are available on a monthly basis, so trend changes can be identified more quickly.

Statistic Value
Washington County Population 194,292
Benton County Population 203.107
MSA Population (2009 US Census Bureau) 464,623
Trade Area Population (estimate) ** 673,048
Median Family Income $49,457
Median Household Income $52,700
Fayetteville Population (2006 Special Census) * 77,142 (2009)
Bentonville Population 36,855 (2009)
Rogers Population 59,014 (2009)
Springdale Population 68,487 (2009)