Springdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 46,060 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Springdale is the seventh largest community in Arkansas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Springdale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Springdale is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Springdale who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.46%), sales jobs (11.89%), and management occupations (7.76%).

One of the benefits of Springdale is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.31 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.

One notable thing about Springdale is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Springdale is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.3% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Springdale is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Springdale Information and Demographics

The citizens of Springdale are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.67% of adults in Springdale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Springdale in 2000 was $16,855, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,420 for a family of four.

Springdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Springdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Springdale is White, followed by Asian. Springdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.73% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Springdale include German, English, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Springdale's cultural character, accounting for 15.68% of the city's population.

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