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Indicators Arkansas Pulaski County  Populations Total population 2,834,797[1] 373,911[2] Families 335,310[3] 44,656[4] Children 796,569[5] 109,437[6]  Households Average family size 3.03[7] 3.07[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 26.31%[9] 30.24%[10] One parent (male) 6.68%[11] 4.63%[12] Two-parent 67.00%[13] 65.13%[14]  Income Median family income $47,021[15] $57,882[16] Mean family income $60,879[17] $76,352[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $590[19] $678[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $23,599[21] $27,120[22]  Employment Unemployed 7.17%[23] 7.21%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 22.40%[25] 18.72%[26] Children under 5 28.73%[27] 23.68%[28] Children 5-17 24.07%[29] 22.08%[30]  Education No high school diploma 18.86%[31] 11.80%[32] High school and above 81.14%[33] 88.20%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 19.35%[35] 32.07%[36] High school dropout rate 4.30%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 14.65%[38] 11.55%[39] Birth rate ranking 49[40] 383[41]