Rolla's Livability
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About Rolla, AR
Rolla, AR is located in Hot Spring County in the state of Arkansas.
The total City Population for Rolla is about 23,354 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $91,500, which is roughly 12% lower than the Average Home Value of $104,207 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 58% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $41,208, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $45,376 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 37% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.48Male Population Estimate: 51.3%
Female Population Estimate: 48.7%
Median Age: 39.3
Male Median Age: 37.5
Female Median Age: 41.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:15.8%
Hispanic:2.8%
Other:1.3%
Indian:1.2%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![John Boozman](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_boozman.jpg)
![Tom Cotton](/assets/images/politicians/senators/tom_cotton.jpg)
![Sarah Huckabee Sanders](/assets/images/politicians/governors/sarah_huckabee_sanders.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 24.54%
Other: 1.31%
Libertarian: 0.74%
Green: 0.13%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Rolla specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Hot Spring County: About 9.37311 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Hot Spring County: About 230.126 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Hot Spring County is about 58% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 20% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Arkansas is ranked #34 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 30.43 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 46.91The average living wage for the state of Arkansas is $30.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arkansas a minimum wage score of 71.73 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.63/hr, which gives Arkansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arkansas is $220.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Arkansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arkansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arkansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arkansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arkansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arkansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arkansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arkansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arkansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Arkansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arkansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arkansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Arkansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Arkansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Arkansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arkansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 72104Latitude: 34.208200
Longitude: -92.730700
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 276.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 501