16.6% of Gurdon, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 16.8% of high school graduates and 45.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 41.5%. For comparison, it was 21.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gurdon, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gurdon:
16.6%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gurdon:
11.1%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gurdon:
18.9%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 24.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gurdon:
28.1%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
41.5%
Residents above poverty level:
21.2%
Poverty by age in Gurdon, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gurdon,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
17.5%6 to 11 years
27.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
16.7%35 to 44 years
13.5%45 to 54 years
35.7%55 to 64 years
8.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gurdon,AR (percentage below poverty level)
9.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
41.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.4%25 to 34 years
27.0%35 to 44 years
25.2%45 to 54 years
32.2%55 to 64 years
47.4%65 to 74 years
14.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gurdon,AR (% below half of poverty level)
5.4%Under 6 years
17.8%6 to 11 years
15.7%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
17.5%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
23.9%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gurdon, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gurdon, AR (%)
16.0%White
20.0%Black
74.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
100.0%2+ races
11.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gurdon, AR (absolute numbers)
136White
127Black
7American Indian
0Other race
72+ races
27Hispanic
16.9%Below poverty level
83.1%Above poverty level
24.1%Below poverty level
75.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gurdon, AR
Children below poverty level:
Gurdon, Arkansas:
13.2%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gurdon:
16.8%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gurdon:
45.2%
Arkansas:
27.8%
7.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
92.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.9%Worked part-time
77.1%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
10.7%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
9.3%1970 to 1979
21.3%1960 to 1969
13.3%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
30.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
4.9%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
24.6%1980 to 1989
19.4%1970 to 1979
10.0%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
10.9%1940 to 1949
12.6%1939 or earlier
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