23.8% of Pine Bluff, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2021, which was 31.5% greater than the poverty level of 16.3% across the entire state of Arkansas. Taking into account residents not living in families, 25.1% of high school graduates and 51.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.7% among disabled males and 31.9% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.7%. For comparison, it was 33.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pine Bluff, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Pine Bluff:
23.8%
Whole state:
16.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
Pine Bluff:
10.3%
Whole state:
7.3%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Pine Bluff:
23.7%
Arkansas:
18.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor males (it is 25.2% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Pine Bluff:
30.8%
Arkansas:
33.1%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Pine Bluff:
31.9%
Arkansas:
24.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor females (it is 24.6% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Pine Bluff:
31.3%
Arkansas:
33.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.7%
Residents above poverty level:
33.1%
Poverty by age in Pine Bluff, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pine Bluff,AR (percentage below poverty level)
30.6%Under 5 years
48.1%5 years
42.0%6 to 11 years
18.7%12 to 14 years
32.6%15 years
31.8%16 and 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
11.2%25 to 34 years
18.4%35 to 44 years
18.9%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
9.4%65 to 74 years
16.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pine Bluff,AR (percentage below poverty level)
61.9%Under 5 years
40.1%5 years
24.6%6 to 11 years
37.3%12 to 14 years
20.5%15 years
19.4%16 and 17 years
24.7%18 to 24 years
29.3%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
21.8%45 to 54 years
27.2%55 to 64 years
18.4%65 to 74 years
10.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pine Bluff,AR (% below half of poverty level)
21.4%Under 5 years
16.0%5 years
14.3%6 to 11 years
17.0%12 to 14 years
13.0%15 years
15.3%16 and 17 years
19.5%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
10.1%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
8.3%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
3.8%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 (%)
21.8%White
18.7%Black
41.2%American Indian
4.8%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
20.5%Other race
33.9%2+ races
11.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pine Bluff, AR (absolute numbers)
1,222White
5,475Black
23American Indian
15Asian
0Native Hawaiian
46Other race
5202+ races
24.4%Below poverty level
75.6%Above poverty level
7.4%Below poverty level
92.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pine Bluff, AR
Children below poverty level:
Pine Bluff, Arkansas:
26.7%
State:
22.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Pine Bluff:
25.1%
Arkansas:
21.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Pine Bluff:
51.6%
Arkansas:
45.8%
27.0%Married-couple family
6.0%Male, no wife present
66.9%Female, no husband present
2.4%Worked full-time, year-round
26.1%Worked part-time
71.5%Did not work
2.1%Both worked full-time
6.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.8%One full-time, other didn't work
14.5%Both worked part-time
21.5%One part-time, other didn't work
37.2%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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