Ward is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,840 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ward is the 59th largest community in Arkansas. Ward has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Ward, where the median household income is $78,841.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ward is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ward is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ward who work in healthcare (14.82%), office and administrative support (13.58%), and sales jobs (8.96%). Also of interest is that Ward has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ward telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Ward is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ward, the average commute to work is 31.08 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Ward does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Ward are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.71% of adults in Ward having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ward in 2022 was $29,125, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,500 for a family of four. However, Ward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ward include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Liberian. The most common language spoken in Ward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
