19.4% of Rockwell, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. The poverty rate was 33.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.7%. For comparison, it was 19.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rockwell, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rockwell:
19.4%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rockwell:
8.8%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rockwell:
33.7%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 16.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rockwell:
34.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.1%
Poverty by age in Rockwell, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rockwell,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.4%6 to 11 years
9.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
71.4%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
19.7%45 to 54 years
13.9%55 to 64 years
10.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rockwell,AR (percentage below poverty level)
44.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
55.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
39.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
45.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rockwell,AR (% below half of poverty level)
12.8%Under 6 years
6.7%6 to 11 years
37.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
12.4%35 to 44 years
13.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rockwell, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockwell, AR (%)
16.2%White
62.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockwell, AR (absolute numbers)
593White
203Black
21.0%Below poverty level
79.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rockwell, AR
Children below poverty level:
Rockwell, Arkansas:
28.2%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rockwell:
15.4%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rockwell:
0.0%
Arkansas:
27.8%
27.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
72.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
100.0%Worked part-time
0.0%Did not work
44.7%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
21.1%One part-time, other didn't work
34.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
17.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
35.3%1970 to 1979
23.5%1960 to 1969
23.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
6.8%1999 to 2000
9.6%1995 to 1998
8.8%1990 to 1994
15.4%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
21.0%1960 to 1969
10.1%1950 to 1959
3.2%1940 to 1949
1.5%1939 or earlier
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