Population 1,314 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Little Rock
Household size in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.51 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Households in Little Rock run a little small, averaging 2.51 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Mississippi as a whole looks much the same.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.6 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.6 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.4 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.0 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.4 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Little Rock skews older than the country: its median age is 44.0, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has climbed from 40.6 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.8% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Little Rock (11.8%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Mississippi overall (14.6%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Little Rock
Renters in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.1% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.7% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 11.7% of households in Little Rock rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 58.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.0% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.9% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Little Rock than nationally: 12.9%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Mississippi as a whole looks much the same.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Little Rock is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Mississippi.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $622 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $362 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $490 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $748 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$126 | +$315 | +$606 |
The median renter in Little Rock pays $748 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Little Rock
Bachelor's degrees in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.1% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 29.0% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +17.0 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults 25 and older in Little Rock (29.0%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%. Still, the share is higher than in Mississippi as a whole (25.8%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.3% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.8% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.8% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.3% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Little Rock never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Little Rock
| Period | Little Rock | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.8%, unemployment in Little Rock is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Little Rock compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 2.51 | 44.0 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 1985 | $748 | 29.0% | 85.3% | 5.8% |
| Perdue | 2.65 | 41.5 | 15.4% | 10.6% | 27.9% | 1983 | $638 | 10.4% | 80.2% | 2.5% |
| Herbert Springs | 2.44 | 52.8 | 18.2% | 27.6% | 25.0% | 1989 | $863 | 9.2% | 77.8% | 11.0% |
| Collinsville | 2.52 | 47.7 | 6.8% | 11.4% | 8.0% | 1994 | $1,161 | 23.4% | 91.6% | 3.7% |
| House | 2.55 | 48.5 | 5.7% | 6.1% | 25.2% | 1991 | $1,006 | 7.9% | 83.3% | 2.6% |
| Schamberville | 2.30 | 48.8 | 14.4% | 11.0% | 8.3% | 1988 | $1,323 | 18.4% | 86.3% | 3.9% |
| Decatur | 2.39 | 34.1 | 6.6% | 23.5% | 12.5% | 1987 | $823 | 27.7% | 86.3% | 4.8% |
| Martin | 2.84 | 43.7 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 1995 | $1,080 | 22.9% | 96.8% | 2.5% |
| Stratton | 2.81 | 37.5 | 14.2% | 21.4% | 17.1% | 1983 | $744 | 15.4% | 87.0% | 9.0% |
| Union | 2.83 | 37.8 | 15.7% | 22.4% | 16.6% | 1981 | $759 | 13.4% | 82.8% | 7.8% |
| Shucktown | 3.18 | 41.1 | 12.5% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 1994 | $1,174 | 36.8% | 95.9% | 2.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Little Rock. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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