Pulaski County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 197,56549.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 148,70537.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,9186.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 13,9263.5%Two or more races
  • 9,3782.4%Asian alone
  • 1,7240.4%Some other race alone
  • 5130.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 920.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $250,434

Here:	$250,434
State:	$217,614

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,870

Here:	$210,870
State:	$173,065

In 2-unit structures: $182,309

Here:	$182,309
State:	$186,390

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,852

Here:	$156,852
State:	$175,215

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,375

Here:	$413,375
State:	$239,358

Mobile homes: $62,924

Here:	$62,924
State:	$84,948

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,460

Here:	$49,460
State:	$78,708

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 31
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 674
• Burglaries: 276
• Thefts: 1058
• Auto thefts: 259

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 7
• Rapes: 33
• Robberies: 29
• Assaults: 572
• Burglaries: 318
• Thefts: 1050
• Auto thefts: 227

Health of residents in Pulaski County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Pulaski County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,539 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $977 (0.6%)

Area name: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood, Maumelle, Gibson, Landmark, Parkers-Iron Springs, Gravel Ridge, McAlmont.

2019 air pollution in Pulaski County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.293 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: DeSoto County, Mississippi , Haskell County, Oklahoma , Marlboro County, South Carolina , Lee County , Henderson County, North Carolina , Lawrence County, Tennessee , Lenoir County, North Carolina , Rabun County, Georgia .

Current college students: 20,254
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 19,971 (40.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,5582010 or later
• 5,9882000 to 2009
• 4,0241990 to 1999
• 2,3111980 to 1989
• 1,6041970 to 1979
• 1,492Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 125,003
• One, attached: 5,081
• Two: 4,891
• 3 or 4: 7,585
• 5 to 9: 12,297
• 10 to 19: 11,731
• 20 to 49: 4,822
• 50 or more: 13,548
• Mobile homes: 6,949
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 64,780 (3,956 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 2,935 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,718

Religion statistics for Pulaski County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Pulaski County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: May 21, 2019, FEMA Id: 4441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2014 to April 28, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4174: April 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 25, 2012 to December 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4100: January 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,988 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($374 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	0.05%
Arkansas average:	0.01%

3.74% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($24,338 average AGI)
3.08% relocated from other states ($29,276 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	3.08%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Saline County, AR	0.76% ($52,911 average AGI)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.56% ($43,364)
from Lonoke County, AR	0.47% ($47,386)
from Jefferson County, AR	0.28% ($31,245)
from Garland County, AR	0.15% ($59,504)
from White County, AR	0.15% ($50,536)
from Washington County, AR	0.13% ($46,027)

7.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,239 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($424 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	0.06%
Arkansas average:	0.01%

3.92% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($28,087 average AGI)
3.13% relocated to other states ($28,728 average AGI)

Pulaski County:	3.13%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Saline County, AR	1.04% ($57,761 average AGI)
to Lonoke County, AR	0.60% ($44,114)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.55% ($51,065)
to Washington County, AR	0.18% ($63,844)
to Jefferson County, AR	0.18% ($28,234)
to Dallas County, TX	0.15% ($75,538)
to Garland County, AR	0.14% ($119,065)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 74,571 (23,823 living alone), Female householders: 97,529 (29,826 living alone)

• 71,888 spouses (71,088 opposite-sex spouses), 12,657 unmarried partners, (11,924 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 110,816 children (105,785 natural, 2,140 adopted, 2,891 stepchildren), 7,929 grandchildren, 2,735 brothers or sisters, 3,170 parents, 357 foster children, 3,553 other relatives, 5,802 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,814

Size of family households: 52,790 2-persons, 25,591 3-persons, 15,801 4-persons, 8,931 5-persons, 2,463 6-persons, 1,029 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 53,649 1-person, 10,667 2-persons, 888 3-persons, 291 4-persons.

49,624 married couples with children.
34,750 single-parent households (2,828 men, 31,922 women).

92.2% of residents of Pulaski speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,791,276,000 ($10,361 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $678,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,108,517,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $466,766,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,910,000
Federal grants: $1,108,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,063,000 ($191,323,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $722,330,000 ($344,134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $26,117,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $270,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $287,185,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 73.17 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

• Year house built in Pulaski County, Arkansas
• 1,3702020 or later
• 21,0582010 to 2019
• 28,7952000 to 2009
• 19,9141990 to 1999
• 26,3931980 to 1989
• 34,0751970 to 1979
• 23,9531960 to 1969
• 18,1581950 to 1959
• 7,0771940 to 1949
• 11,1681939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Arkansas
• 1501 room
• 5092 rooms
• 7543 rooms
• 6,9774 rooms
• 23,3425 rooms
• 24,0936 rooms
• 15,3457 rooms
• 12,3098 rooms
• 17,7239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Arkansas
• 4,7581 room
• 6,9732 rooms
• 13,7643 rooms
• 17,5224 rooms
• 13,0155 rooms
• 9,1686 rooms
• 3,7517 rooms
• 1,3458 rooms
• 6029+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Arkansas
• 157no bedroom
• 1,3201 bedroom
• 11,6412 bedrooms
• 58,7763 bedrooms
• 24,3734 bedrooms
• 4,9355+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Arkansas
• 4,821no bedroom
• 18,3051 bedroom
• 26,5492 bedrooms
• 19,2463 bedrooms
• 1,9474 bedrooms
• 305+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,642no vehicle
• 27,3771 vehicle
• 46,8602 vehicles
• 18,6443 vehicles
• 4,1974 vehicles
• 1,4825+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,989no vehicle
• 38,3241 vehicle
• 21,4842 vehicles
• 2,4073 vehicles
• 4744 vehicles
• 2205+ vehicles

86.2% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 269,717
• Other state: 105,012
• Northeast: 8,251
• Midwest: 28,964
• South: 51,708
• West: 16,089

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 11,581
• Number of aged recipients: 731
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 10,850
• Number of recipients under 18: 3,751
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,327
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,503
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,700
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,397

Pulaski County on our top lists:

• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"