Cities / Arkansas / Little Rock

Little Rock, AR

203,436 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 98°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Little Rock-North Little Rock)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 4.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

133 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

203,436

Median age

35.9

Median household income

$63,003

Poverty rate

17.5%

Unemployment rate

4.0%

Bachelor's degree+

44.6%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$236,400

Median gross rent

$1,106/mo

Homeownership rate

53.55%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,147

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pulaski County, 2 mi from Little Rock), 2026. Efficiency $984, 1BR $989, 2BR $1147, 3BR $1540, 4BR $1822. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

478.52

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

133 mi away

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).