Lonoke is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,166 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Lonoke is the 90th largest community in Arkansas.

Lonoke is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lonoke is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lonoke who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.37%), sales jobs (10.81%), and teaching (6.46%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Lonoke work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Lonoke is a very car-oriented city. 98.41% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Lonoke is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Lonoke has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Lonoke doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lonoke Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Lonoke is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.05% of adults 25 and older in Lonoke have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lonoke in 2000 was $15,598, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,392 for a family of four.

Lonoke is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lonoke home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lonoke is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lonoke include Irish, German, English, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lonoke is English. Some people also speak Spanish.