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Map of Arkansas highlighting the Little Rock-North Little Rock metropolitan area.
The 'Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area', as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a six-county area in central
Arkansas, and anchored by state's capital and largest city,
Little Rock. The total MSA population in
2000 was 610,518 people, estimated by the Bureau to have grown to 652,834 people by 2006.
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Prior to 2002, the area consisted of four core counties —
Pulaski,
Faulkner,
Saline and
Lonoke. The area was later expanded to include adjoining
Perry County to the west, and
Grant County to the south.
The MSA additionally shares a
combined statistical area with the three-county
Pine Bluff metropolitan area and the
Searcy micropolitan area in
White County. This CSA had a 2000 population of 785,024 people. Census estimates in 2006 for the
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area indicate an increase to 829,032 residents.
Counties
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Faulkner
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Grant
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Lonoke
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Perry
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Pulaski
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Saline
Communities
Communities are categorized based on their populations in the 2000 U.S. Census.
Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
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Little Rock (Principal city)
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North Little Rock (Principal city)
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Conway
Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
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Benton
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Cabot
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Jacksonville
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Maumelle
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Sherwood
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
Places with less than 500 inhabitants
Population trends
| Year | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Combined Statistical Area |
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| 2006 est. | 652,834 | 829,032 |
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| 2005 est. | 643,272 | 819,469 |
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| 2004 est. | 636,636 | 813,160 |
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| 2003 est. | 628,293 | 804,275 |
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| 2002 est. | 622,847 | 798,363 |
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| 2000 Census | 610,518 | 785,024 |
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Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 610,518 people, 241,094 households, and 165,405 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.40%
White, 21.02%
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 0.96%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.87% from
other races, and 1.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,912, and the median income for a family was $44,572. Males had a median income of $31,670 versus $23,354 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $18,305.
See also
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Arkansas metropolitan areas
References
1. Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Arkansas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006