Little Rock: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 474,484

1990: 513,026

2000: 583,845

Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.8%

U.S. rank in 1990: 71st

U.S. rank in 2000: 73rd

City Residents

1980: 158,915

1990: 175,727

2000: 183,133

2003 estimate: 184,053

Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.2%

U.S. rank in 1990: 96th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 128th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 1,576 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 100,848

Black or African American: 74,003

American Indian and Alaska Native: 500

Asian: 3,032

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 64

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 4,889

Other: 2,348

Percent of residents born in state: 68% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 12,989

Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,599

Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,254

Population 15 to 19 years old: 12,093

Population 20 to 24 years old: 13,560

Population 25 to 34 years old: 29,463

Population 35 to 44 years old: 28,547

Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,852

Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,180

Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,269

Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,484

Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,891

Population 85 years and older: 2,952

Median age: 34.5 years

Births (Pulaski County, 2001)

Total number: 8,345

Deaths (Pulaski County, 2001)

Total number: 3,331 (of which, 62 were infants under the age of one year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $23,209

Median household income: $37,572

Total households: 84,793

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 8,416

$10,000 to $14,999: 5,267

$15,000 to $24,999: 11,626

$25,000 to $34,999: 10,820

$35,000 to $49,999: 12,567

$50,000 to $74,999: 13,184

$75,000 to $99,999: 6,683

$100,000 to $149,999: 4,992

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,721

$200,000 or more: 2,245

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.1% (48.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 20,680