31.2% of Mount Pleasant, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.2% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 28.7% of high school graduates and 22.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 16.7%. For comparison, it was 11.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
31.2%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
15.1%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
34.3%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 35.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
41.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
16.7%
Residents above poverty level:
11.1%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
53.8%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
54.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
42.9%35 to 44 years
36.4%45 to 54 years
17.2%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,AR (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
75.0%35 to 44 years
40.0%45 to 54 years
58.0%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,AR (% below half of poverty level)
14.3%Under 6 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
87.5%12 to 17 years
37.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
45.5%35 to 44 years
15.4%45 to 54 years
14.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, AR (%)
33.8%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, AR (absolute numbers)
92White
31.9%Below poverty level
68.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, AR
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Arkansas:
55.6%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
28.7%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
22.7%
Arkansas:
27.8%
80.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
20.0%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
25.0%One part-time, other didn't work
75.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
26.9%1980 to 1989
26.9%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.3%1999 to 2000
12.8%1995 to 1998
10.6%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
36.2%1970 to 1979
21.3%1960 to 1969
2.1%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
5.3%1939 or earlier
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