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Little Rock AR - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	183,133	112 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 519) (100%)
Average Income	$37,572	9,960 (60%)	53 (90%)
Median House Value	$89,300	9,339 (63%)	38 (93%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	55.1%	22,649 (of 25,150) (10%)	427 (of 519) (18%)
% Black Population	40.4%	1,416 (94%)	99 (81%)
% Hispanic Population	2.7%	9,086 (64%)	115 (78%)
% Asian Population	1.7%	3,599 (86%)	16 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,109 (56%)	297 (43%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.9%	7,320 (of 25,150) (71%)	24 (of 519) (95%)
% College Graduates	35.5%	2,643 (89%)	7 (99%)
% Never Married	29.7%	3,683 (85%)	64 (88%)
% Married	48.8%	20,442 (19%)	414 (20%)
% Seperated	2.3%	7,194 (71%)	212 (59%)
% Divorced	12.5%	6,189 (75%)	171 (67%)
% Foreign Born	3.8%	7,495 (70%)	57 (89%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	84,888	91 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 519) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.4%	17,547 (30%)	293 (44%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.9%	11,902 (53%)	47 (91%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	15,319 (39%)	161 (69%)
% Households with No Car	9.5%	7,617 (70%)	255 (51%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.5%	21,779 (13%)	417 (20%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.4%	2,311 (91%)	23 (96%)
Median House Value	$89,300	9,339 (63%)	38 (93%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.3%	11,182 (56%)	290 (44%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.8%	4,364 (83%)	32 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$562	7,153 (72%)	23 (96%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.0%	8,323 (of 25,150) (67%)	72 (of 519) (86%)
% Drive Alone to Work	81.0%	9,396 (63%)	196 (62%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.9%	4,029 (84%)	26 (95%)
% Walk to Work	1.5%	15,777 (37%)	270 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.5	19,073 (24%)	390 (25%)
% Households making less than $10,000	10.9%	10,992 (56%)	403 (22%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.9%	2,958 (88%)	23 (96%)
Median Household Income	$37,572	9,960 (60%)	53 (90%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.7%	12,035 (52%)	279 (46%)
Per Capita Income	$23,209	4,356 (83%)	17 (97%)
Male Worker Income	$35,689	7,990 (68%)	22 (96%)
Female Worker Income	$26,802	6,256 (75%)	23 (96%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	11.1%	8,558 (66%)	338 (35%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	14.3%	8,961 (64%)	351 (32%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Memphis, Tennessee	136 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.88

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Newport News, Virginia	0.95
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	0.94
Columbus, Georgia	0.94
Orlando, Florida	0.90
Montgomery, Alabama	0.90
Hampton, Virginia	0.90
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.90
Mobile, Alabama	0.90
Augusta, Georgia	0.89
Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.88

Little Rock AR Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Scotch-Irish People	4,680	46
Black or African American Population	74,003	52
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	7,836	52
Black Plus Other Race Population	75,026	55
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	2,397	56

Little Rock AR Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 519)
Population	183,133	1
Male Population	86,322	1
Female Population	96,811	1
Under 5 years Old Population	12,989	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	12,599	1

Little Rock AR Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	56.1%	22,760
Percent White Population	55.1%	22,649
Percent Married Couple Family Households	40.5%	22,560
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	57.4%	22,279
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	22.1%	21,983

Little Rock AR Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 519)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	22.1%	503
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	7.6%	502
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	9.8%	500
Percent of People Finishing Less than 9th Grade	3.8%	497
Percent Family Households	60.1%	496

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Little Rock AR	Newport News, Virginia
Total Population	183,133	180,150
Average Age	34.5	32.0
Average Income	$37,572	$36,597
Median House Value	$89,300	$96,400
% White Population	55.1%	53.5%
% Black Population	40.4%	39.1%
% Asian Population	1.7%	2.3%
% Hispanic Population	2.7%	4.2%

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