15.0% of Ashdown, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.0% less than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 10.0% of high school graduates and 27.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 29.8%. For comparison, it was 8.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ashdown, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ashdown:
15.0%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ashdown:
3.5%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ashdown:
17.6%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ashdown:
18.0%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
29.8%
Residents above poverty level:
8.6%
Poverty by age in Ashdown, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ashdown,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
15.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
8.8%16 and 17 years
3.7%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
9.4%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ashdown,AR (percentage below poverty level)
66.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
64.9%6 to 11 years
27.6%12 to 14 years
32.3%16 and 17 years
7.4%18 to 24 years
22.3%25 to 34 years
17.6%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
22.9%65 to 74 years
16.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ashdown,AR (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
4.5%18 to 24 years
13.1%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ashdown, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ashdown, AR (%)
6.0%White
31.0%Black
46.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
11.0%2+ races
6.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ashdown, AR (absolute numbers)
151White
387Black
13Asian
13Other race
592+ races
14Hispanic
15.3%Below poverty level
84.7%Above poverty level
24.6%Below poverty level
75.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ashdown, AR
Children below poverty level:
Ashdown, Arkansas:
29.5%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ashdown:
10.0%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ashdown:
27.7%
Arkansas:
27.8%
5.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
94.4%Female, no husband present
28.2%Worked full-time, year-round
2.9%Worked part-time
69.0%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.3%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
21.4%1980 to 1989
40.9%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
4.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
14.6%1980 to 1989
38.6%1970 to 1979
20.8%1960 to 1969
5.4%1950 to 1959
4.8%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
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