Little Rock, AR Demographic Data
Little Rock, AR Summary
Little Rock is located in Pulaski County in Arkansas
- Population: 196,530
- Area: 120.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 119.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,624.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 272.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Little Rock, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
102,574
52%
50.8
Male
95,972
48%
49.2
Total Population
198,546
323,128,000
Little Rock, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,798
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
13,526
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,877
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
13,105
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
13,639
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
30,461
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,920
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,701
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,015
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,096
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,666
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,380
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,362
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
153,522
77.3%
77.2
Female
81,341
53.0%
51.3
Male
72,181
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
145,772
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
36,383
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
28,408
14.3%
15.2
Female
16,529
58.2%
55.8
Male
11,879
41.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Little Rock, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
192,229
96.8%
96.8
White
102,531
51.6%
72.6
Black or African American
77,802
39.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
326
0.2%
0.8
Asian
5,169
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
6,401
3.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,317
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15,327
7.7%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
183,219
92.3%
82.2
Little Rock, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,393
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,853
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
30,588
22.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
30,964
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,737
5.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
31,949
23.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22,117
16.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,246
8.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
123,355
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
54,066
40.1%
31.2
Little Rock, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
58,859
36.5%
33.7%
Now Married
64,812
40.2%
47.5
Divorced
22,890
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
4,845
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
9,939
6.2
5.8%
Little Rock, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
165,930
88.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
20,818
11.1%
21.6%
Spanish
11,842
6.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,540
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,428
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,008
1.6%
1.1%
Little Rock, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,363
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,741
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,739
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,650
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,700
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,041
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,310
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,376
10.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,343
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,694
6.8%
6.4
Median household income
45,605
57,617
Per capita income
32,774
31,128
Little Rock, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
117
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,715
9.1%
9.8
Construction
4,989
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
25,238
26.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,871
8.2%
6.6
Information
4,748
4.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,600
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,804
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
10,778
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
4,614
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
11,222
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,229
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,155
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,202
5.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
41,075
42.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,276
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25,107
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
15,420
16.0%
18.1%
Little Rock, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
95,395
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
79,062
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,494
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,071
1.1%
5.1
Walked
1,734
1.8%
2.7
Other means
1,242
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3,792
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Little Rock, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,495
8.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
35,609
42.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
28,875
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
11,978
14.3%
21.0
Little Rock, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
83,957
88.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
45,056
53.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
38,901
46.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,008
11.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Little Rock, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,965
1 room
3,204
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
2,548
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
8,438
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
16,252
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
19,823
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
17,953
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
10,854
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
7,012
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,881
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Little Rock, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,965
1-unit, detached
60,888
64.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,009
2.1%
5.9
2-units
2,788
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,998
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8,497
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,683
7.0%
4.4
20 or more units
9,315
9.8%
9.0
Mobile home
787
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Little Rock, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,832
7.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,626
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
10,790
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
14,487
15.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,987
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
14,475
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,501
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9,532
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,572
4.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,163
1.2%
1.4%
Little Rock, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Little Rock, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
28,470
47295100.0
Less than $500
501
1.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,329
4.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,687
5.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,063
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,335
18.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
8,595
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,960
31.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
14,939
52.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,985
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,112
7.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,881
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,497
19.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
56
0.0%
0.0%
Little Rock, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
37,496
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
241
0.6%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
243
0.6%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
952
2.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
3,672
9.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,471
25.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
22,917
61.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,405
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
834
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,120
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,320
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,193
19.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,950
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,828
5.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14,693
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,797
0.0%
0.0%
Little Rock, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
45,056
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,255
7.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
9,295
20.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7,799
17.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,972
17.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,801
15.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,251
16.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,998
4.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
685
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
161,000
205,000
