24.9% of Pine Bluff, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.6% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 17.8% of high school graduates and 39.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.4%. For comparison, it was 36.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pine Bluff, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pine Bluff:
24.9%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pine Bluff:
12.0%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pine Bluff:
33.0%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pine Bluff:
25.6%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.4%
Residents above poverty level:
36.4%
Poverty by age in Pine Bluff, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pine Bluff,AR (percentage below poverty level)
45.2%Under 5 years
22.4%5 years
52.8%6 to 11 years
43.0%12 to 14 years
14.2%15 years
40.7%16 and 17 years
33.0%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
14.1%45 to 54 years
19.6%55 to 64 years
15.2%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pine Bluff,AR (percentage below poverty level)
70.4%Under 5 years
46.7%5 years
35.2%6 to 11 years
23.2%12 to 14 years
56.0%15 years
14.7%16 and 17 years
34.4%18 to 24 years
23.8%25 to 34 years
24.0%35 to 44 years
11.4%45 to 54 years
24.4%55 to 64 years
19.5%65 to 74 years
30.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pine Bluff,AR (% below half of poverty level)
27.9%Under 6 years
28.1%6 to 11 years
14.6%12 to 17 years
9.4%18 to 24 years
11.0%25 to 34 years
9.6%35 to 44 years
9.3%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
7.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pine Bluff, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pine Bluff, AR (%)
28.6%White
29.2%Black
46.4%American Indian
11.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
13.0%Other race
31.0%2+ races
3.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pine Bluff, AR (absolute numbers)
1,527White
8,543Black
32American Indian
33Asian
0Native Hawaiian
29Other race
4472+ races
26.3%Below poverty level
73.7%Above poverty level
13.9%Below poverty level
86.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pine Bluff, AR
Children below poverty level:
Pine Bluff, Arkansas:
35.9%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pine Bluff:
17.8%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pine Bluff:
39.7%
Arkansas:
27.8%
31.8%Married-couple family
7.0%Male, no wife present
61.2%Female, no husband present
3.8%Worked full-time, year-round
25.1%Worked part-time
71.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
19.3%One full-time, other part-time
10.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
23.8%One part-time, other didn't work
46.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
3.7%1995 to 1998
3.9%1990 to 1994
12.2%1980 to 1989
20.4%1970 to 1979
19.9%1960 to 1969
20.9%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
10.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
11.8%1980 to 1989
20.8%1970 to 1979
24.5%1960 to 1969
17.2%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
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