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Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Metro Area Population and Races

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As of 2010, the total population of Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area is 699,757. The Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area population density is 166.67 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 54.83 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area is white, which represent 71.55% of the total population. The average Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area education level is lower than the state average and is lower than the national average.

Topics:Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010: 699,757. #74

Population Density, #214

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	166.67 per square mile
Arkansas	54.83 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	500,681 (71.55%, #732)
Black:	155,081 (22.16%, #135)
Hispanic:	33,575 (4.80%, #484)
Asian:	10,310 (1.47%, #286)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	3,638 (0.52%, #442)
One Race, Other:	16,792 (2.40%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	13,255 (1.89%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	24,403 (72.68%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	1,607 (4.79%, see rank)
Cuban:	456 (1.36%, see rank)
Central American:	3,294 (9.81%, see rank)
South American:	806 (2.40%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	2,638 (25.59%, see rank)
Chinese:	1,884 (18.27%, see rank)
Filipino:	1,461 (14.17%, see rank)
Japanese:	430 (4.17%, see rank)
Korean:	1,071 (10.39%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	1,020 (9.89%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	1,620 (15.71%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

1,235 (77.58%) out of the total population of 1,592 reported first ancestry.

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	% of the Total Population	Arkansas	U.S.
Arab	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.50%
Czech	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.53%
Danish	7	0.44%, see rank	0.21%	0.48%
Dutch	28	1.76%, see rank	1.89%	1.63%
English	77	4.84%, see rank	10.27%	9.02%
French	6	0.38%, see rank	2.52%	3.77%
German	177	11.12%, see rank	12.23%	16.51%
Greek	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.44%
Hungarian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.51%
Irish	247	15.52%, see rank	13.27%	11.76%
Italian	7	0.44%, see rank	1.70%	5.78%
Norwegian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.48%	1.51%
Polish	12	0.75%, see rank	0.86%	3.24%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.47%
Russian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.18%	1.01%
Scotch-Irish	30	1.88%, see rank	2.04%	1.72%
Scottish	15	0.94%, see rank	1.85%	1.92%
Subsaharan African	14	0.88%, see rank	0.37%	0.91%
Swedish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.65%	1.41%
Swiss	0	0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.33%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.31%
American	110	6.91%, see rank	10.77%	6.28%
Welsh	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.63%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical first ancestry data.

Population by Gender

Male: 340,141 (48.61%, see rank)

Females: 359,616 (51.39%, see rank)

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	Male: 48.61% Female: 51.39%
Arkansas	Male: 49.10% Female: 50.90%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	35.90 years old
Arkansas	37.40 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	34.70 years old
Arkansas	36.10 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	37.10 years old
Arkansas	38.70 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	% of the Total Population	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 5 years	48,199	6.89%, see rank	6.78%	6.54%
5 to 9 years	48,033	6.86%, see rank	6.75%	6.59%
10 to 14 years	47,566	6.80%, see rank	6.78%	6.70%
15 to 19 years	45,758	6.54%, see rank	6.99%	7.14%
20 to 24 years	50,937	7.28%, see rank	6.85%	6.99%
25 to 34 years	101,058	14.44%, see rank	12.89%	13.30%
35 to 44 years	92,667	13.24%, see rank	12.56%	13.30%
45 to 54 years	98,633	14.10%, see rank	13.97%	14.58%
55 to 64 years	81,842	11.70%, see rank	12.04%	11.82%
65 to 74 years	48,051	6.87%, see rank	8.05%	7.03%
75 to 84	26,568	3.80%, see rank	4.59%	4.23%
85 years and over	10,445	1.49%, see rank	1.76%	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	1,060	100%	1,885,607	199,726,659
Less Than High School	187	17.64%, see rank	18.07%	14.97%
High School Graduate	457	43.11%, see rank	35.31%	28.99%
Some College or Associate Degree	289	27.26%, see rank	27.48%	28.14%
Bachelor Degree	81	7.64%, see rank	12.76%	17.60%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	46	4.34%, see rank	6.37%	10.30%
USA.com Education Index^#	12.45, see rank	-	12.78	13.39

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical education level data.

School Enrollment

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area			Arkansas		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	12	100.00%	0.00%	78.46%	21.54%	69.28%	30.72%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	176	85.23%, see rank	14.77%, see rank	92.86%	7.14%	89.31%	10.69%
High School (Grades 9-12)	103	92.23%, see rank	7.77%, see rank	92.88%	7.12%	90.48%	9.52%
College	82	79.27%, see rank	20.73%, see rank	84.49%	15.51%	77.07%	22.93%
Graduate School	5	100.00%, see rank	0.00%, see rank	78.48%	21.52%	58.85%	41.15%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical school enrollment data.

Household and Family

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Total Households	279,225	100%	1,147,084	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.45, see rank	-	2.47	2.58
1 Person Households	77,303	27.68%, see rank	27.09%	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	201,922	72.32%, see rank	72.91%	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	185,039	66.27%, see rank	67.63%	66.43%
Average Family Size	3.00, see rank	-	3.00	3.14
Married-Couple Family	132,446	47.43%, see rank	49.54%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	94,186	33.73%, see rank	32.37%	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	1,266	see rank	2,287,288	243,073,468
Males, 15 Years and Over	596	100%, see rank	1,108,848	118,264,295
Never Married	81	13.59%, see rank	28.49%	34.21%
Married	377	63.26%, see rank	56.94%	54.02%
Widowed	47	7.89%, see rank	2.89%	2.52%
Divorced	91	15.27%, see rank	11.68%	9.25%
Females, 15 Years and Over	670	100%, see rank	1,178,440	124,809,173
Never Married	160	23.88%, see rank	22.41%	27.93%
Married	344	51.34%, see rank	53.14%	50.85%
Widowed	88	13.13%, see rank	11.38%	9.55%
Divorced	78	11.64%, see rank	13.07%	11.66%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical marital status data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	1,581	99.31%, see rank	95.74%	87.28%
Born in the State of Residence	1,282	80.53%, see rank	61.11%	58.66%
Born in Different State	290	18.22%, see rank	33.99%	27.28%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	9	0.57%, see rank	0.64%	1.33%
Foreign Born	11	0.69%, see rank	4.26%	12.72%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2	0.13%, see rank	1.21%	5.48%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	9	0.57%, see rank	3.05%	7.24%
Born In Europe	0	0.00%, see rank	0.35%	1.59%
Born In Asia	2	0.13%, see rank	0.87%	3.54%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.48%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	9	0.57%, see rank	2.80%	6.77%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.27%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical place of birth and citizenship data.

Language Spoken at Home

	Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
English	681	96.19%, see rank	93.12%	79.95%
Spanish	25	3.53%, see rank	4.65%	11.42%
Other Indo-European Languages	0	0.00%, see rank	1.15%	4.60%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	2	0.28%, see rank	0.87%	3.14%
Other	0	0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.89%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical language spoken at home data.