North Little Rock is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 64,531 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, North Little Rock is the seventh largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Little Rock is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Little Rock is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Little Rock who work in office and administrative support (12.49%), management occupations (10.27%), and sales jobs (7.85%). A relatively large number of people in North Little Rock telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In terms of college education, North Little Rock is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.10% of adults in North Little Rock have a college degree. The per capita income in North Little Rock in 2022 was $32,385, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,540 for a family of four. However, North Little Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Little Rock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Little Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Little Rock residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in North Little Rock include English, German, Irish, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in North Little Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
