What percentage of people rent in Little Rock, AR?

Name: Renters and owners in Little Rock, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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46.5% (±1.5 points) of the occupied homes in Little Rock, AR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 40,812 renting households against 47,046 that own their home.

In Little Rock, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.5% (±1.5 points)
Renting households: 40,812 (±1,599)
Median renter income: $40,328 (±$2,129)

Who rents and who owns in Little Rock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Little Rock	Pulaski County	Arkansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.5% (±1.5 points)	43.0% (±1.1 points)	33.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	40,812 (±1,599)	74,143 (±2,046)	405,123 (±3,925)	45,017,354
Owning households	47,046 (±1,339)	98,266 (±1,975)	800,864 (±6,305)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,328 (±$2,129)	$40,190 (±$1,393)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,489 (±$4,241)	$88,030 (±$2,342)	$75,473 (±$657)	$100,009

In Little Rock, the renter share is higher than in Pulaski County (43.0%).

It is also higher than in Arkansas (33.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Pulaski County, Little Rock ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 77 of 515.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Little Rock has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.7% (±1.0 points)	46.5% (±1.5 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$872 (±$14)	$1,106 (±$22)	+26.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,485 (±$1,445)	$63,003 (±$2,303)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Little Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Little Rock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Little Rock	—	46.5% (±1.5 points)	—
Cammack Village	3.9 mi	20.2% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Shannon Hills	7.9 mi	15.8% (±9.2 points)	Lower
North Little Rock	8.0 mi	55.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Landmark	8.3 mi	14.8% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Alexander	9.1 mi	14.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Maumelle	9.1 mi	23.6% (±5.0 points)	Lower
McAlmont	10 mi	36.9% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wrightsville	11 mi	16.4% (±9.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cammack Village, AR (20.2%), Shannon Hills, AR (15.8%), Landmark, AR (14.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Little Rock, AR (55.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Pulaski County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Little Rock	55.4% (±2.5 points)
2	Jacksonville	50.4% (±3.6 points)
3	Little Rock	46.5% (±1.5 points)
4	McAlmont	36.9% (±27.4 points)
5	Sherwood	29.2% (±4.1 points)
6	Maumelle	23.6% (±5.0 points)
7	Cammack Village	20.2% (±5.9 points)
8	Gibson	17.5% (±7.3 points)
9	Wrightsville	16.4% (±9.9 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Pulaski County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Little Rock

How many renters are there in Little Rock?

Little Rock has an estimated 40,812 (±1,599) renting households, 46.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Little Rock?

In Little Rock, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Little Rock?

A renting household in Little Rock has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Little Rock?

The median renting household in Little Rock, AR has an income of $40,328 (±$2,129) a year, against $94,489 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Little Rock city, Arkansas (place:41000, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.