Arkadelphia is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 17,190 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Arkadelphia is the 25th largest community in Arkansas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arkadelphia is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arkadelphia is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arkadelphia who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.52%), teaching (11.67%), and sales jobs (10.24%).

Arkadelphia is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Arkadelphia area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Arkadelphia maintain a good economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Arkadelphia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Arkadelphia Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Arkadelphia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.70% of adults in Arkadelphia have a college degree.

The per capita income in Arkadelphia in 2000 was $14,438, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,752 for a family of four.

Arkadelphia is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Arkadelphia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Arkadelphia is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arkadelphia include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.

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