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.
One of the benefits of Arkadelphia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.31 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Arkadelphia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Arkadelphia citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.57% of adults in Arkadelphia have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Arkadelphia in 2018 was $20,130, 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 $80,520 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, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Arkadelphia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
