Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Blytheville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Blytheville rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.25% of adults 25 and older in Blytheville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Blytheville in 2018 was $27,283, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,132 for a family of four. However, Blytheville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Blytheville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blytheville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blytheville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Blytheville include Irish, English, German, African, and European.
The most common language spoken in Blytheville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
