Little Rock, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 4, 2019 · Updated September 14, 2024

Population: 183,133. Estimated population in July 2024: 184,564 (+0.8% change)
Males: 86,322 (47.1%), Females: 96,811 (52.9%)

Zip codes: 72201, 72202, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212, 72223, 72227.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $37,572
Median house value: $89,300

Population by Race

Races in Little Rock:

White Non-Hispanic (54.0%)
Black (40.4%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (8.8%), German (8.6%), United States (7.8%), Irish (7.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 335 feet

Land area: 116.2 square miles

Map of Little Rock, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Little Rock

High school or higher: 85.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.4%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Little Rock city

Never married: 29.7%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 12.5%

3.8% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,944 (+3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Little Rock:

ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (800 MARSHALL STREET)
ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (1701 SOUTH SHACKLEFORD ROAD)
ARKANSAS STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC DIV (4313 WEST MARKHAM STREET)
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (9601 INTERSTATE 630, EXIT 7)
BAPTIST HEALTH REHABILITATION INSTITUT (9601 INTERSTATE 630 EXIT 7)
PINNACLE POINTE HOSPITAL (11501 FINANCIAL CENTRE PARKWAY)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (2 ST VINCENT CIRCLE, SIXTH FLOOR)
SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF LITTLE ROCK (9601 INTERSTATE 630 EXIT 7)
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (11401 INTERSTATE 30)
ST VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER (TWO ST VINCENT CIRCLE)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF ARKANSAS THE (4301 WEST MARKHAM STREET SLOT 728)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Little Rock:

ADAMS FIELD (about 9 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
MEMORIAL FIELD (about 56 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Little Rock:

NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNI (about 8 miles; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: 1M1)
SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 23 miles; BENTON, AR; Abbreviation: M99)
DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 24 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)

Amtrak station:
LITTLE ROCK (MARKHAM & VICTORY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Little Rock:

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (Full-time enrollment: 8,024; Location: 2801 S UNIVERSITY AVE; Public; Website: www.ualr.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES (Full-time enrollment: 1,634; Location: 4301 W MARKHAM SLOT 601; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 690; Location: 812 W 13TH; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.philander.edu)
BAPTIST HEALTH SCHOOLS OF NURSING AND ALLIED HLTH (Full-time enrollment: 567; Location: 11900 COL GLENN RD STE 1000; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.baptisthealth.org)
EASTERN COLLEGE OF HEALTH VOCATIONS (Full-time enrollment: 292; Location: 6423 FORBING RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.echv.com)
ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 242; Location: 4520 S UNIVERSITY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 157; Location: 1600 BISHOP ST; Private, not-for-profit)
BEE JAYS ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 44; Location: 1907 HINSON LOOP; Private, for-profit)
ARKANSAS BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 25; Location: 5108 BASELINE RD; Private, for-profit)
EATON BEAUTY STYLIST COLLEGE INC (Full-time enrollment: 20; Location: 814 W SEVENTH ST; Private, for-profit)
THELMAS BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 20; Location: 2501 STATE ST; Private, for-profit)
VELVATEX COLLEGE OF BEAUTY CULTURE (Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: 1520 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
CENTRAL FLYING SERVICES INC (Location: 1501 BOND ST; Private, for-profit)
MISSIONARY BAPTIST SEMINARY (Location: 5224 STAGECOACH RD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
CARTI SCHOOL OF RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY (Location: PO BOX 55050; Private, not-for-profit)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM OFFICE (Location: 2404 N UNIVERSITY; Public; Website: WWW.UASYS.EDU; Offers Doctor’s degree)
ACADEMIC WORLD OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 5300 W 65TH ST; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Little Rock:

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 26 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 39 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 42 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 87 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)

Biggest public high schools in Little Rock:

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,111; Location: 1500 PARK ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
HALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,327; Location: 6700 H ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,131; Location: 2501 BARROW RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
J.A. FAIR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,023; Location: 5201 DAVID O DODD RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
MCCLELLAN MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,006; Location: 9417 GEYER SPRINGS RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
WILBUR D. MILLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 957; Location: 1205 E. DIXON RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 681; Location: 21501 HWY. 10; Grades: 09 – 12)
ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM (Students: 131; Location: 7701 SCOTT HAMILTON DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF H.S. (Students: 50; Location: 2400 W. MARKHAM; Grades: 07 – 12)
ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND H.S. (Students: 48; Location: 2600 W MARKHAM ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Little Rock:

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 730; Location: 6300 LEE AVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
WALNUT VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 701; Location: 17450; Grades: KG – 12)
MT. ST. MARY ACADEMY (Students: 590; Location: 3224 KAVANAUGH BLVD; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACA. (Students: 451; Location: 11301 GEYER SPRINGS RD; Grades: PK – 12)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 256; Location: 5705 WEST 65TH ST; Grades: PK – 12)
WORD OF OUTREACH CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 191; Location: 3300 ASHER AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 4910 STAGECOACH ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 6111 W. 83RD STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)
HEBRON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 68; Location: 18715 KANIS ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
CAPITAL CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 59; Location: 7800 1 30 SOUTH; Grades: 1 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Little Rock:

MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 868; Location: 1000 E. ROOSEVELT RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 791; Location: 6300 HINKSON RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
FOREST HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 781; Location: 5901 EVERGREEN ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 757; Location: 1100 WRIGHT AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 725; Location: 401 N. PINE ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
FULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 699; Location: 808 E. DIXON RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 663; Location: 401 BARROW RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
BOOKER ARTS MAGNET ELEM. SCH. (Students: 606; Location: 2016 BARBER ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 588; Location: 14300 DINEEN DR.; Grades: PK – 05)
M.L. KING MAGNET ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 907 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.; Grades: PK – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Little Rock:

CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 4002 N RODNEY PARHAM RD; Grades: KG – 8)
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 315 S HUGHES STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
MISS SELMAS SCHOOLS (Students: 408; Location: 7814 T STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 7700 OHIO STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 1616 S SPRING ST; Grades: KG – 5)
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOO (Students: 204; Location: 1204 S JACKSON STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
ST EDWARDS (Students: 162; Location: 816 S FERRY; Grades: PK – 8)
DAYSPRING CHR ACAD (Students: 130; Location: 6111 W 83RD ST; Grades: KG – 6)
CHRISTIAN KINDERGARTEN & NURSE (Students: 125; Location: 1500 NORTH MISSISSIPPI; Grades: PK – KG)
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCH. (Students: 121; Location: 1000 N MISSISSIPPI; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Little Rock:

CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $6,470,697; Location: 100 ROCK STREET; 619,308 books; 10,664 audio materials; 6,807 video materials; 1,501 serial subscriptions)