Siloam Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 10,803 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Siloam Springs is the 36th largest community in Arkansas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Siloam Springs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.0% of the Siloam Springs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Siloam Springs is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Siloam Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.25%), sales jobs (9.19%), and teaching (7.21%).

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Siloam Springs, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Siloam Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Siloam Springs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.77 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Siloam Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Siloam Springs Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Siloam Springs who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.94% of adults in Siloam Springs have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Siloam Springs in 2000 was $16,047, 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 $64,188 for a family of four.

Siloam Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Siloam Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Siloam Springs is White, followed by Native American. Siloam Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.89% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Siloam Springs include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Siloam Springs is English. Some people also speak Spanish.