Language Spoken At Home in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 179,862 | 100% |
English only | 160,462 | 89.2% |
Language other than English | 19,400 | 10.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,115 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 11,721 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,959 | 3.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,636 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 798 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,777 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 957 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,266 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 401 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 193,691 | 100% |
American | 10,224 | 5.3% |
Arab | 1,221 | 0.6% |
Czech | 371 | 0.2% |
Danish | 170 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,772 | 0.9% |
English | 17,569 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 3,562 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 396 | 0.2% |
German | 16,824 | 8.7% |
Greek | 429 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 210 | 0.1% |
Irish | 15,534 | 8.0% |
Italian | 2,679 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 75 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 839 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,326 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 133 | 0.1% |
Russian | 476 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,725 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 3,678 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 93 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,678 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 1,040 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 471 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 85 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 815 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 333 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 80,185 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,817 | 58.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,733 | 25.9% |
Married-couple family | 29,104 | 36.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,772 | 13.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,764 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,556 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,949 | 17.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,405 | 10.5% |
Nonfamily households | 33,368 | 41.6% |
Householder living alone | 28,764 | 35.9% |
65 years and over | 6,965 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,285 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 16,018 | 20.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 189,709 | 100% |
Householder | 80,185 | 42.3% |
Spouse | 29,139 | 15.4% |
Child | 55,959 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 14,512 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 9,914 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,895 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 73,106 | 100% |
Never married | 29,624 | 40.5% |
Now married, except separated | 32,624 | 44.6% |
Separated | 1,589 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,547 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 7,722 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 81,906 | 100% |
Never married | 26,782 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 31,541 | 38.5% |
Separated | 2,331 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 7,603 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 13,649 | 16.7% |
Fertility in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,779 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,213 | 43.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,536 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,549 | 43.8% |
Less than 1 year | 372 | 10.5% |
1 or 2 years | 218 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 255 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 704 | 19.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,549 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,146 | 74.0% |
Who are married | 909 | 58.7% |
School Enrollment in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 53,782 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,235 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 2,718 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,358 | 36.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,190 | 18.9% |
College or graduate school | 17,281 | 32.1% |
Educational Attainment in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,032 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,650 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,134 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 28,256 | 22.1% |
Some college, no degree | 28,901 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 7,885 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 29,409 | 23.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,797 | 15.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.4% |
Veteran Status in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 147,475 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,802 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 191,271 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,274 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 45,910 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,457 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 123,886 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,302 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 21,475 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,515 | 39.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 191,280 | 100% |
Same house | 155,960 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 34,379 | 18.0% |
Same county | 25,265 | 13.2% |
Different county | 9,114 | 4.8% |
Same state | 4,777 | 2.5% |
Different state | 4,337 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 941 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 193,691 | 100% |
Native | 179,526 | 92.7% |
Born in United States | 178,236 | 92.0% |
State of residence | 129,253 | 66.7% |
Different state | 48,983 | 25.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,290 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 14,165 | 7.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 14,165 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,542 | 32.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,623 | 67.9% |
Year of Entry in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,455 | 100% |
Native | 1,290 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,282 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 14,165 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 374 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,791 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Little Rock City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 14,165 | 100% |
Europe | 948 | 6.7% |
Asia | 4,966 | 35.1% |
Africa | 229 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 49 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 7,776 | 54.9% |
Northern America | 197 | 1.4% |