Little Rock

Population & Demographics

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock is home to 203,436 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 87,098 resident workers commute each day.

ArkansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
203,436
people
Population

203,436 residents

Median age 35.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Little Rock population & demographics

Who lives in Little Rock — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
203,436
Median age
35.9yrs
Median household income
$63,003
Median home value
$236,400
Median gross rent
$1,106/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.6%
Poverty rate
17.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Little Rock

How Little Rock breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.7%
Black39.7%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Two or more races3.5%
Asian3.0%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Little Rock

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Little Rock.

Little Rock at a glance
Employed Residents
87,098
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
67.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
North Little Rock
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Little Rock proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Little Rock commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Little Rock

87,098 commutes, one dot at a time

Little Rock

Where 87,098 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Little Rock, by worker count.

1Little Rock0.0 mi58,786
2North Little Rock5.5 mi7,392
3Conway25.1 mi1,447
4Sherwood10.1 mi1,253
5Bryant12.2 mi1,162
6Benton17.4 mi1,135
7Maumelle9.1 mi1,065
8Pine Bluff39.9 mi682

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Little Rock.

1Little Rock0.0 mi58,786
2North Little Rock5.5 mi13,478
3Sherwood10.1 mi6,669
4Benton17.4 mi6,655
5Conway25.1 mi6,287
6Maumelle9.1 mi4,649
7Bryant12.2 mi4,606
8Jacksonville15.5 mi4,150

Top industries

The sectors that employ Little Rock’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.8%
RTRetail Trade8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.1%
FIFinance and Insurance7.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.8%
PAPublic Administration4.9%
EDEducational Services4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Little Rock

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Little Rock

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).