2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Little Rock, AR vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Household income in Fayetteville, is 14% less than it is in Little Rock and is 41% below the National Average.
- Little Rock unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Little Rock, ARFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,141$27,223$37,638
 Household Income$56,928$48,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,958$58,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Little Rock, ARFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.6%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.1%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%11.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.3%11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.5%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Little Rock, ARFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.7%1.8%
 Legal2.4%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%7.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%15.4%13.1%
Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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