Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Texarkana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The city of Texarkana is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.
The citizens of Texarkana are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.33% of adults in Texarkana having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Texarkana in 2022 was $29,655, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,620 for a family of four. However, Texarkana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Texarkana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Texarkana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Texarkana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Texarkana include African, English, German, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Texarkana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
