21.0% of Pocahontas, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 18.2% of high school graduates and 28.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 22.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pocahontas, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pocahontas:
21.0%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pocahontas:
4.6%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pocahontas:
21.1%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pocahontas:
23.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
22.0%
Poverty by age in Pocahontas, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pocahontas,AR (percentage below poverty level)
37.3%Under 5 years
26.2%5 years
42.3%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
6.1%15 years
68.0%16 and 17 years
10.7%18 to 24 years
49.6%25 to 34 years
7.3%35 to 44 years
15.3%45 to 54 years
20.1%55 to 64 years
20.9%65 to 74 years
6.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pocahontas,AR (percentage below poverty level)
39.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.5%6 to 11 years
13.7%12 to 14 years
7.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
40.0%25 to 34 years
12.8%35 to 44 years
10.9%45 to 54 years
19.2%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
10.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pocahontas,AR (% below half of poverty level)
3.4%Under 6 years
3.8%6 to 11 years
9.8%12 to 17 years
5.1%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
8.4%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pocahontas, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pocahontas, AR (%)
21.7%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
56.5%Asian
24.8%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
29.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pocahontas, AR (absolute numbers)
1,315White
0Black
0American Indian
39Asian
70Native Hawaiian
0Other race
2242+ races
20.3%Below poverty level
79.7%Above poverty level
45.9%Below poverty level
54.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pocahontas, AR
Children below poverty level:
Pocahontas, Arkansas:
27.8%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pocahontas:
18.2%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pocahontas:
28.7%
Arkansas:
27.8%
67.8%Married-couple family
7.0%Male, no wife present
25.2%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.2%Worked part-time
79.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
31.9%One full-time, other part-time
36.8%One full-time, other didn't work
11.8%Both worked part-time
10.4%One part-time, other didn't work
9.0%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
11.7%1980 to 1989
46.1%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
15.6%1950 to 1959
14.1%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.5%1999 to 2000
7.0%1995 to 1998
7.6%1990 to 1994
11.3%1980 to 1989
30.2%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
8.3%1939 or earlier
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