The greater Little Rock metropolitan area encompasses the cities of Little Rock, North Little Rock, Benton, Bryant, Cabot, Carlisle, Conway, England, Greenbrier, Haskell, Jacksonville, Lonoke, Maumelle, Mayflower, Sherwood, Shannon Hils, Vilonia, Ward & Wrightsville.
Climate
Little Rock's temperature ranges from a mean low of 40 degrees Fahrenheit in January to a mean high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit in July.
Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit)
Annual Average: 64.2
Mean January Temperature: 39.5
Mean July Temperature: 85.1
Number of Days over 90 Degrees: 72
Precipitation (in inches)
Annual Average: 50.26
Mean January Precipitation: 4.66
Mean July Precipitation: 3.43
Humidity
Annual Average: 57%
Mean January Humidity: 72%
Mean July Humidity: 71%
Demographics
City of Little Rock
Population: 183,133
Male: 86,322 (47.1%)
Female: 96,811 (52.9%)
Caucasian: 100,848 (55.1%)
African-American: 74,003 (40.4%)
Asian: 3,032 (1.7%)
Hispanic: 4,889 (2.7%)
American Indian: 500 (0.3%)
Median Age: 34.5
Little Rock Metro Area
Population: 421,151
Male: 200,827 (47.7%)
Female: 220,324 (52.3)%
Caucasian: 289,316 (68.7%)
African-American: 114,713 (27.2%)
Hispanic: 10,634 (2.5%)
Asian: 4,826 (1.1%)
American Indian: 1,662 (0.4%)
Median Age: 31
Data provided by Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Services
Little Rock employs more than 578 police officers and a special crime prevention unit. Little Rock has a Class 2 fire rating with 393 paid firefighters and 20 fire stations. The metropolitan area has more than 15,000 licensed health professionals and 20 state-of-the-art hospital facilities
