20.1% of Smackover, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.6% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 15.6% of high school graduates and 38.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.4%. For comparison, it was 22.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Smackover, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Smackover:
20.1%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Smackover:
9.8%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Smackover:
18.3%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 22.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Smackover:
20.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.4%
Residents above poverty level:
22.8%
Poverty by age in Smackover, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Smackover,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
75.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
14.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
42.0%18 to 24 years
52.6%25 to 34 years
18.7%35 to 44 years
41.6%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
21.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Smackover,AR (percentage below poverty level)
72.2%Under 5 years
30.6%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
52.6%15 years
26.5%16 and 17 years
16.3%18 to 24 years
72.5%25 to 34 years
25.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
7.4%65 to 74 years
14.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Smackover,AR (% below half of poverty level)
44.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
51.5%25 to 34 years
11.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
9.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Smackover, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Smackover, AR (%)
14.1%White
37.2%Black
32.9%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Smackover, AR (absolute numbers)
186White
186Black
222+ races
20.8%Below poverty level
79.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Smackover, AR
Children below poverty level:
Smackover, Arkansas:
22.7%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Smackover:
15.6%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Smackover:
38.8%
Arkansas:
27.8%
21.7%Married-couple family
11.7%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
11.1%1980 to 1989
20.4%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
29.6%1950 to 1959
18.5%1940 to 1949
9.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
20.9%1970 to 1979
8.3%1960 to 1969
23.5%1950 to 1959
13.0%1940 to 1949
10.4%1939 or earlier
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