Little Rock, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Little Rock	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$39,068	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$81,275	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,907	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,531	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,924	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,222	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Little Rock is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Little Rock is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Little Rock is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Little Rock is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,177 $81,275 $162,550

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Little Rock median earnings by income bracket

Little Rock employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.0%	19.0%
Manufacturing sector	24.0%	24.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.0%	17.0%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	2.0%	2.0%
Other	29.0%	29.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bigelow, MN	287	$112,462	38.3%
Matlock, IA	121	$100,870	24.0%
Rock Rapids, IA	2,621	$93,809	15.3%
Sibley, IA	2,652	$87,874	8.0%
Adrian, MN	1,274	$87,356	7.4%
Little Rock, IA	467	$81,275	0.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Komelik, AZ	467	$70,450	13.4%
Clipper Mills, CA	467	$88,298	8.6%
Martin, GA	467	$92,398	13.6%
New Virginia, IA	467	$101,655	25.0%
New Richmond, IN	467	$99,725	22.6%
Little Rock, IA	467	$81,275	0.1%

Source: The Little Rock, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.