15.6% of Buckner, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 7.4% less than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 6.1% of high school graduates and 60.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.3% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Buckner, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Buckner:
15.6%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Buckner:
7.8%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Buckner:
33.3%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Buckner:
38.0%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Poverty by age in Buckner, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Buckner,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
27.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Buckner,AR (percentage below poverty level)
35.7%6 to 11 years
15.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
26.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
50.0%35 to 44 years
9.1%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
21.4%65 to 74 years
45.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Buckner,AR (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.3%12 to 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
8.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
30.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Buckner, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buckner, AR (%)
21.9%White
12.5%Black
8.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Buckner, AR (absolute numbers)
28White
20Black
32+ races
16.2%Below poverty level
83.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Buckner, AR
Children below poverty level:
Buckner, Arkansas:
22.4%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Buckner:
6.1%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Buckner:
60.9%
Arkansas:
27.8%
40.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
60.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
16.7%Worked part-time
83.3%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
26.9%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
23.1%1940 to 1949
26.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
13.7%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
25.3%1980 to 1989
23.2%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
5.3%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
8.4%1939 or earlier
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