By
the
Numbers
#
2
Best Place
to Retire
BELLA VISTA
(Forbes)
February 2020 Population:
566,100
(Source: Northwest Arkansas Council)
People
Added
Per Day:
31.9
(Source:
Northwest
Arkansas
Council)
Growth:
From July 2010 to
July 2018, Faster
Than 96 of the
Nation's 100
Largest MSAs.
(Source: Northwest
Arkansas Council)
Median Home Price:
$
148,399
(Sperlings Best Places)
Diversity:
By 2022, the
Region Will
Be Nearly
18%
Hispanic/Latino
(Source: Northwest Arkansas Council)
Employment:
270,600
Workers, Up From
150,000 in Mid-1998
(December 2019, U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics)
Unemployment
Rate:
2.5%
(November 2019, U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics)
Per Capita
Personal Income:
$
65,306
(U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, 2018)
Northwest Arkansas (NWA) refers to the
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan
Statistical Area.
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NWA Metro Area
