Arkadelphia is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Arkadelphia to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
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.
In terms of college education, Arkadelphia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.57% of adults in Arkadelphia have a college degree.
The per capita income in Arkadelphia in 2022 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.
