14.4% of Bethel Heights, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.7% less than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 8.4% of high school graduates and 12.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.7%. For comparison, it was 34.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bethel Heights, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bethel Heights:
14.4%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bethel Heights:
3.9%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bethel Heights:
15.0%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 5.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bethel Heights:
5.6%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.7%
Residents above poverty level:
34.2%
Poverty by age in Bethel Heights, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bethel Heights,AR (percentage below poverty level)
16.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
11.8%12 to 14 years
22.2%15 years
24.8%16 and 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
7.4%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bethel Heights,AR (percentage below poverty level)
15.1%Under 5 years
30.0%5 years
30.1%6 to 11 years
28.8%12 to 14 years
75.0%15 years
5.4%16 and 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
14.3%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
1.9%45 to 54 years
17.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
9.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bethel Heights,AR (% below half of poverty level)
1.2%Under 6 years
1.0%6 to 11 years
11.2%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
1.5%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bethel Heights, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethel Heights, AR (%)
9.8%White
13.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
51.7%Asian
22.6%Native Hawaiian
3.9%Other race
17.9%2+ races
14.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethel Heights, AR (absolute numbers)
89White
16Black
0American Indian
36Asian
41Native Hawaiian
3Other race
512+ races
221Hispanic
13.5%Below poverty level
86.5%Above poverty level
11.9%Below poverty level
88.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bethel Heights, AR
Children below poverty level:
Bethel Heights, Arkansas:
19.8%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bethel Heights:
8.4%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bethel Heights:
12.8%
Arkansas:
27.8%
52.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
47.4%Female, no husband present
4.7%Worked full-time, year-round
4.7%Worked part-time
90.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
82.1%One full-time, other didn't work
7.7%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
10.3%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
13.3%1980 to 1989
26.7%1970 to 1979
20.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
40.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.5%1999 to 2000
36.6%1995 to 1998
17.0%1990 to 1994
11.6%1980 to 1989
8.5%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
6.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
2.7%1939 or earlier
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