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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

North Little Rock, AR vs Conway, AR

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

North Little Rock spends 25.8% more per capita than Conway ($3,533/person difference). North Little Rock, AR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 66/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
North Little Rock, AR
Pop. 64,454
B
66/100
Budget Balance23
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
City B
Conway, AR
Pop. 65,159
C
57/100
Budget Balance57
Debt Burden11
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity66
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
North Little Rock
Conway
Total Spending
$1.1B
$890.9M
Spending / Capita
$17,205
$13,672
Total Revenue
$742.1M
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$11,514
$24,189
Total Debt
$0
$45.0M
Debt / Capita
$0
$691
Population
64,454
65,159
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
North Little Rock$273
Conway$304
Highways & Roads
North Little Rock$0
Conway$123
Parks & Recreation
North Little Rock$1,829
Conway$602
Education
North Little Rock$23
Conway$3,719
Health
North Little Rock$532
Conway$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

North Little RockConway
Property Tax
$0
$2
Sales Tax
$318
$191
Income Tax
$218
$1,701
Intergovernmental
$910
$11,711
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,104
Other
$4,250
$3,132

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

North Little RockConway
Fire Protection
$273
$304
Highways & Roads
$0
$123
Education
$23
$3,719
Public Welfare
$1,282
$678
Health
$532
$0
Hospitals
$46
$195
Parks & Recreation
$1,829
$602
Housing
$4,197
$2,478
Sewerage
$195
$120
Utilities
$926
$2,674
Other
$7,901
$2,778
B
North Little Rock, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health
C
Conway, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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