35.9% of Prescott, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 27.4% of high school graduates and 61.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 49.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.5%. For comparison, it was 21.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Prescott, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Prescott:
35.9%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Prescott:
10.4%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Prescott:
49.7%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Prescott:
23.9%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.5%
Residents above poverty level:
21.5%
Poverty by age in Prescott, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Prescott,AR (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
37.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
64.0%35 to 44 years
1.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Prescott,AR (percentage below poverty level)
79.4%Under 5 years
67.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
58.6%16 and 17 years
44.1%18 to 24 years
31.1%25 to 34 years
88.5%35 to 44 years
53.0%45 to 54 years
12.7%55 to 64 years
87.7%65 to 74 years
23.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Prescott,AR (% below half of poverty level)
43.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
21.1%12 to 17 years
12.2%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Prescott, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prescott, AR (%)
19.0%White
56.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
2.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prescott, AR (absolute numbers)
261White
739Black
352+ races
36.8%Below poverty level
63.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Prescott, AR
Children below poverty level:
Prescott, Arkansas:
53.0%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Prescott:
27.4%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Prescott:
61.0%
Arkansas:
27.8%
53.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
46.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.6%Worked part-time
99.4%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.0%1980 to 1989
12.5%1970 to 1979
22.5%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
18.3%1940 to 1949
15.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.3%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
12.8%1980 to 1989
30.8%1970 to 1979
18.8%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
6.2%1939 or earlier
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