Little Rock is a relatively large city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 203,842 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.Little Rock is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Little Rock is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Little Rock who work in management occupations (11.29%), office and administrative support (11.00%), and sales jobs (10.18%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Little Rock ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Little Rock, 43.96% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Little Rock in 2022 was $43,242, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,968 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. Little Rock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.39% of the city’s residents. 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.
