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Little Rock, AR
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Little Rock profile


Living in Little Rock



Little Rock is a relatively large city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 202,864 people and 61 associated neighborhoods, Little Rock is the largest community in Arkansas.

Little Rock real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Little Rock house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Little Rock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Little Rock, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Little Rock is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Little Rock a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The citizens of Little Rock are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.07% of adults in Little Rock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Little Rock in 2022 was $42,616, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,464 for a family of four. However, Little Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Little Rock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Little Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Little Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Little Rock include English, German, Irish, African, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Little Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.