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Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area is $26,222, which is higher than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area median household income is $49,179. On average Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #227

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	26,222 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	30,432 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	35,243 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	26,370 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, #299

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	49,179 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	65,413 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	6.63%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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, North Little Rock, Conway Area		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.75%	$13,806, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.61%	$17,847, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.32%	$3,368, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.75%	$22,571, 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	61,609 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	77,596 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$56,047, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$32,013, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,856, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$54,923, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,054, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$38,371, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,425, 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,990, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,411, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,581, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$40,210, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	561,753, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	268,943, 47.88%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	187,582, 69.75%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,438, 1.28%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	184,144, 68.47%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	169,779, 92.20%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,365, 7.80%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	81,361, 30.25%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	292,810, 52.12%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	175,881, 60.07%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	387, 0.13%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	175,494, 59.93%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	163,053, 92.91%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,441, 7.09%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	116,929, 39.93%, 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	330,670, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	279,660, 84.57%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	32,201, 9.74%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,963, 0.59%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	4,059, 1.23%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	3,451, 1.04%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9,336, 2.82%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	22.3 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	332,832	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	169,779, 51.01%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53,460, 31.49%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26,402, 15.55%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31,667, 18.65%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,175, 0.69%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,797, 9.30%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29,310, 17.26%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	163,053, 48.99%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69,322, 42.52%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	30,820, 18.90%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54,228, 33.26%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	174, 0.11%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	507, 0.31%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,565, 4.64%, 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, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	332,832, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,756, 1.43%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	20,724, 6.23%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	25,333, 7.61%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8,900, 2.67%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	40,841, 12.27%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,170, 5.16%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	9,532, 2.86%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21,552, 6.48%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	29,521, 8.87%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87,018, 26.14%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28,967, 8.70%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,925, 6.59%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16,593, 4.99%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	104,356	14.83%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18,436	10.29%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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