Little Rock City PUMA, AR

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2021 Population
188,655
1.74% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
37
0.543% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
15.9%
2.04% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$55,689
5.38% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$172,800
3.1% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
87,346
0.825% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Little Rock City PUMA, AR had a population of 189k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $55,689. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Little Rock City PUMA, AR grew from 185,434 to 188,655, a 1.74% increase and its median household income grew from $52,848 to $55,689, a 5.38% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (42%), White (Hispanic) (3.77%), Other (Hispanic) (3.28%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.24%).

10.5% of the households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pulaski County (Central)--Little Rock City PUMA, AR are University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2,391 degrees awarded in 2021), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (106263) (950 degrees), and Baptist Health College Little Rock (335 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was $172,800, and the homeownership rate was 55.3%.

Most people in Little Rock City PUMA, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Little Rock City PUMA, AR is home to a population of 189k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 6.44% of Little Rock City PUMA, AR residents were born outside of the country (12.2k people).

In 2021, there were 1.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.6k people) in Little Rock City PUMA, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are Spanish (12,126 households), Hindi (813 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (732 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
98,948
Women
52.5%
89,655
Men
47.5%

The resident population of United States in 2021 was 188,603 inhabitants, with 47.5% men, and 52.5% women.

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Citizenship

95.9%
2021 Citizenship
95.5%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 95.9% of Little Rock City PUMA, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Little Rock City PUMA, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    84.6k ± 2.32k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    79.3k ± 2.31k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    7.1k ± 1k
8.15%
Hispanic Population
15.4k people

In 2021, there were 1.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.6k people) in Little Rock City PUMA, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.15% of the people in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are hispanic (15.4k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    4,200 ± 1,573 people
  2. India
    1,769 ± 1,028 people
  3. Pakistan
    768 ± 679 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Little Rock City PUMA, AR was Mexico, the natal country of 4,200 Little Rock City PUMA, AR residents, followed by India with 1,769 and Pakistan with 768.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.44%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
12.2k people
6.84%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
12.7k people

As of 2021, 6.44% of Little Rock City PUMA, AR residents (12.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was 6.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    12,126 households (6.89%)
  2. Hindi
    813 households (0.462%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    732 households (0.416%)

10.5% of the households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was Spanish. 6.89% of the households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,041 ± 537
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,729 ± 383
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,606 ± 340

Little Rock City PUMA, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Little Rock City PUMA, AR employs 87.3k people. The largest industries in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (8,379 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,436 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,061 people), and the highest paying industries are Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals ($158,936), Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($134,484), and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($130,185).

Males in Little Rock City PUMA, AR have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,800. The income inequality in Little Rock City PUMA, AR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.493, which is higher than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
43,588
Women
50.3%
43,043
Men
49.7%

The workforce of Little Rock City PUMA, AR in 2020 was 86,631 people, with 50.3% woman, and 49.7% men.

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Occupations

87.3k
2021 Value
0.825%
1 Year growth
± 0.825%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Little Rock City PUMA, AR grew at a rate of 0.825%, from 86.6k employees to 87.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Little Rock City PUMA, AR, are Retail salespersons (2,626 people), Registered nurses (2,518 people), and Other managers (2,159 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Little Rock City PUMA, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

87.3k
2021 Value
0.825%
1 Year growth
± 0.825%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Little Rock City PUMA, AR grew at a rate of 0.825%, from 86.6k employees to 87.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Little Rock City PUMA, AR, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (8,379 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,436 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,061 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Little Rock City PUMA, AR, though some of these residents may live in Little Rock City PUMA, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,892
Median earning men ± $2,089
$37,056
Median earning women ± $1,450

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,748), Public Administration ($67,282), and Information ($66,161).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($57,675), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,156), and Public Administration ($48,918).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $14.8B
  2. $14.6B
  3. $9.99B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $14.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($14.6B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($9.99B).

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$142B
2020 Value in Arkansas
$271B
Projected 2050 Value in Arkansas
90.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arkansas trade was $142B. This is expected to increase 90.7% to $271B by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $11.3B
  2. $7.08B
  3. $5.91B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $11.3B, followed by Mississippi with $7.08B and Oklahoma and $5.91B.

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 62.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Little Rock City PUMA, AR awarded 4,416 degrees. The student population of Little Rock City PUMA, AR in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 4,951 male students and 9,433 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Little Rock City PUMA, AR are White (2,425 and 57.6%), followed by Black or African American (1,173 and 27.8%), Two or More Races (226 and 5.36%), and Hispanic or Latino (144 and 3.42%).

The largest universities in Little Rock City PUMA, AR by number of degrees awarded are University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2,391 and 54.1%), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (106263) (950 and 21.5%), and Baptist Health College Little Rock (335 and 7.59%).

The most popular majors in Pulaski County (Central)--Little Rock City PUMA, AR are Registered Nursing (669 and 15.1%), Medicine (177 and 4.01%), and General Business Administration & Management (169 and 3.83%).

The median tuition costs in Pulaski County (Central)--Little Rock City PUMA, AR are $10,282 for private four year colleges, and $6,495 and $14,448 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
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In 2021 in Little Rock City PUMA, AR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 14,384 (34.4% men and 65.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 14,384 students enrolled in Little Rock City PUMA, AR, 34.4% men and 65.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,607 records, of which 65.2% were women and 34.8% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 115 degrees awarded
  2. 108 degrees awarded
  3. 323 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Pulaski County (Central)--Little Rock City PUMA, AR was General Business Administration & Management with 115 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,391 degrees awarded
  2. 950 degrees awarded
  3. 335 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Arkansas at Little Rock with 2,391 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 1,315 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Little Rock City PUMA, AR, which is 0.424 times less than the 3,101 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,425 degrees mean that there were 2.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,173 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,320) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,363) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.837% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Little Rock City PUMA, AR in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (36.2k), Bachelors Degree (33.2k), and Some college (30.8k).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was $172,800 in 2021, which is 0.706 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $167,600 to $172,800, a 3.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Little Rock City PUMA, AR is 55.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Little Rock City PUMA, AR have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Little Rock City PUMA, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Little Rock City PUMA, AR is $55,689. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was Benton County PUMA, AR with a value of $76,887, followed by Saline County PUMA, AR and Faulkner & Lonoke Counties PUMA, AR, with respective values of $68,605 and $58,189.

Property

$172,800
Median Property Value 2021
±$4,121
$43,737
Median Property Taxes
±$1,694

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Little Rock City PUMA, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

55.3%
Homeownership
2021
68.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 55.3% of the housing units in Little Rock City PUMA, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was Benton County PUMA, AR with a value of $76,887, followed by Saline County PUMA, AR and Faulkner & Lonoke Counties PUMA, AR, with respective values of $68,605 and $58,189.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,689
Median Household Income
± $2,434
79.1k
Number of Households
± 2,547

In 2021, the median household income of the 79.1k households in Little Rock City PUMA, AR grew to $55,689 from the previous year's value of $52,848.

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Wage Distribution

0.493
2021 Wage GINI in Little Rock City PUMA, AR
0.493
2020 Wage GINI in Little Rock City PUMA, AR

In 2021, the income inequality in Little Rock City PUMA, AR was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.00669% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Little Rock City PUMA, AR was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Little Rock City PUMA, AR in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
  2. Carpooled (9.64%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.74%)

In 2021, 78.2% of workers in Little Rock City PUMA, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.64%) and those who worked at home (7.74%).

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Commute Time

18 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Little Rock City PUMA, AR have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.838% of the workforce in Little Rock City PUMA, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Little Rock City PUMA, AR (29.6k out of 185k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Little Rock City PUMA, AR is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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91.2% of the population of Little Rock City PUMA, AR has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1471 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.39% decrease from the previous year (1507 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2087 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 399 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,471 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arkansas

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see an average of 1,471 patients per year. This represents a 2.39% decrease from the previous year (1,507 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.83%
Uninsured
43.4%
Employer Coverage
21.8%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
13.5%
Non-Group
1.75%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Little Rock City PUMA, AR grew by 0.169% from 8.82% to 8.83%.

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