Garfield is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 610 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garfield is the 228th largest community in Arkansas.
Garfield real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Garfield house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Garfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Garfield is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town 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, Garfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Garfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Garfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Garfield are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.74% of adults in Garfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Garfield in 2022 was $39,776, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,104 for a family of four. However, Garfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Garfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garfield include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Garfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.