31.3% of Brinkley, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 20.8% of high school graduates and 52.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 93.2%. For comparison, it was 16.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brinkley, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brinkley:
31.3%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brinkley:
22.4%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brinkley:
31.6%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brinkley:
24.3%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
93.2%
Residents above poverty level:
16.0%
Poverty by age in Brinkley, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brinkley,AR (percentage below poverty level)
71.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
59.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
23.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
42.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brinkley,AR (percentage below poverty level)
57.6%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.3%18 to 24 years
54.1%25 to 34 years
36.6%35 to 44 years
25.6%45 to 54 years
43.7%55 to 64 years
24.0%65 to 74 years
36.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brinkley,AR (% below half of poverty level)
67.5%Under 6 years
39.1%6 to 11 years
61.4%12 to 17 years
19.2%18 to 24 years
53.0%25 to 34 years
20.9%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
15.4%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brinkley, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brinkley, AR (%)
20.8%White
39.4%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brinkley, AR (absolute numbers)
202White
601Black
32.2%Below poverty level
67.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brinkley, AR
Children below poverty level:
Brinkley, Arkansas:
55.6%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brinkley:
20.8%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brinkley:
52.7%
Arkansas:
27.8%
26.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
73.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.3%Worked part-time
94.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
70.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
29.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
34.7%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
23.1%1960 to 1969
22.4%1950 to 1959
3.4%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
3.9%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
12.2%1980 to 1989
21.6%1970 to 1979
27.6%1960 to 1969
11.4%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
11.2%1939 or earlier
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