Arkadelphia is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 10,255 people and four associated neighborhoods, Arkadelphia is the 38th largest community in Arkansas. Arkadelphia real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Arkadelphia house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Arkadelphia isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Arkadelphia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arkadelphia is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arkadelphia who work in food service (15.91%), teaching (11.00%), and sales jobs (9.46%). Of important note, Arkadelphia is also a city of artists. Arkadelphia has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Arkadelphia’s character. Arkadelphia is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Arkadelphia to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. One of the benefits of Arkadelphia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.36 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Arkadelphia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.90% of adults in Arkadelphia have a college degree. The per capita income in Arkadelphia in 2022 was $21,546, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,184 for a family of four. However, Arkadelphia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arkadelphia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arkadelphia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arkadelphia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arkadelphia include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Arkadelphia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
