Altheimer is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 666 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altheimer is the 220th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Altheimer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Altheimer is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altheimer who work in teaching (26.32%), office and administrative support (22.01%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.61%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Altheimer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Altheimer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Altheimer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Altheimer is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Altheimer isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small city, Altheimer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Altheimer citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.56% of adults in Altheimer have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Altheimer in 2022 was $20,371, 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 $81,484 for a family of four. However, Altheimer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Altheimer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altheimer residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Altheimer include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Altheimer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
