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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Little Rock is $29,583, which is higher than the state average of $22,595 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Little Rock median household income is $46,409, which has grown by 23.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Little Rock residents spend 17.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #27

Little Rock, AR	29,583 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	31,011 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	34,780 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	28,387 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #88

Little Rock, AR	46,409 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	69,979 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #261

Little Rock, AR	23.52%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Little Rock, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.85%	$19,790, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.75%	$17,297, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.63%	$3,264, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.45%	$23,227, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	61,597 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Little Rock, AR	88,514 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$62,855, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$31,820, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,737, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$67,727, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$66,154, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$26,513, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,683, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$20,840, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,583, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,638, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$43,423, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	154,348, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	72,443, 46.93%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	51,522, 71.12%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	40, 0.06%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	51,482, 71.07%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	46,626, 90.57%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,856, 9.43%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,921, 28.88%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	81,905, 53.07%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	50,226, 61.32%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	46, 0.06%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	50,180, 61.27%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	46,036, 91.74%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,144, 8.26%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	31,679, 38.68%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	90,880, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	75,851, 83.46%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,368, 10.31%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	961, 1.06%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	1,332, 1.47%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	769, 0.85%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,599, 2.86%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Little Rock, AR	17.9 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92,662	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	46,626, 50.32%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,042, 40.84%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,215, 17.62%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,048, 19.41%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	115, 0.25%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,583, 5.54%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,940, 12.74%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	46,036, 49.68%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,024, 47.84%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,085, 17.56%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,939, 30.28%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73, 0.16%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,763, 3.83%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92,662, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	349, 0.38%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	3,411, 3.68%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,128, 5.53%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,648, 1.78%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,060, 10.86%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,821, 4.12%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	3,131, 3.38%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,515, 8.11%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,814, 10.59%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28,147, 30.38%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,824, 9.52%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,536, 7.05%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,278, 4.62%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Little Rock, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	34,704	17.95%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,919	13.06%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.