Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway 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 2010 was 699,757 people, having grown from 610,518 people in 2000.

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 city of Conway was designated as a third principal city for the metro area by 2007.

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 2010 population of 877,091 people. The 2000 census for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area was 785,024 residents.

Counties

 * Faulkner
 * Grant
 * Lonoke
 * Perry
 * Pulaski
 * Saline

Communities
Communities are categorized based on their populations in the 2000 U.S. Census.

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

 * Little Rock (principal city)

Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

 * Conway (principal city)
 * North Little Rock (principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

 * Benton
 * Cabot
 * Jacksonville
 * Maumelle
 * Sherwood

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.