17.4% of Perry, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.4% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 18.2% of high school graduates and 3.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 42.9%. For comparison, it was 31.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Perry, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Perry:
17.4%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Perry:
5.9%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Perry:
20.0%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 28.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Perry:
34.0%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
42.9%
Residents above poverty level:
31.7%
Poverty by age in Perry, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Perry,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Perry,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
40.0%12 to 14 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
18.2%18 to 24 years
26.7%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
61.5%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Perry,AR (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 17 years
8.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Perry, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Perry, AR (%)
14.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Other race
78.0%2+ races
29.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Perry, AR (absolute numbers)
37White
1Black
0Other race
232+ races
6Hispanic
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Perry, AR
Children below poverty level:
Perry, Arkansas:
21.0%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Perry:
18.2%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Perry:
3.4%
Arkansas:
27.8%
38.5%Married-couple family
23.1%Male, no wife present
38.5%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
80.0%One part-time, other didn't work
20.0%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
21.4%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
35.7%1960 to 1969
14.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
14.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.4%1999 to 2000
19.6%1995 to 1998
4.3%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
8.7%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
9.8%1940 to 1949
28.3%1939 or earlier
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