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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ward, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ward, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ward’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ward does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $78,841.00.Unlike some cities, Ward isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ward are a mix 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Ward, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.
