Altheimer is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 657 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altheimer is the 220th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities, Altheimer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Altheimer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Altheimer is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altheimer who work in teaching (27.45%), office and administrative support (23.04%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.88%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Altheimer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Altheimer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Altheimer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Altheimer may be for you. One downside of living in Altheimer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.58 minutes every day commuting to work. 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. Altheimer is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Altheimer are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.17% of adults in Altheimer having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Altheimer in 2022 was $25,264, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,056 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, English, German, Scottish, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Altheimer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and French Creole.
