21.2% of Junction City, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.9% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 9.6% of high school graduates and 22.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 45.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 37.5%. For comparison, it was 10.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Junction City, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Junction City:
21.2%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Junction City:
8.0%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Junction City:
45.0%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Junction City:
50.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
37.5%
Residents above poverty level:
10.7%
Poverty by age in Junction City, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Junction City,AR (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
53.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Junction City,AR (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
38.0%25 to 34 years
56.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Junction City,AR (% below half of poverty level)
35.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
8.3%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Junction City, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Junction City, AR (%)
8.9%White
28.9%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Junction City, AR (absolute numbers)
20White
109Black
21.8%Below poverty level
78.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Junction City, AR
Children below poverty level:
Junction City, Arkansas:
50.0%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Junction City:
9.6%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Junction City:
22.1%
Arkansas:
27.8%
41.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
58.3%Female, no husband present
12.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
88.0%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
9.6%1990 to 1994
34.6%1980 to 1989
21.2%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
5.8%1950 to 1959
13.5%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.4%1999 to 2000
12.1%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
16.7%1980 to 1989
20.1%1970 to 1979
9.8%1960 to 1969
9.8%1950 to 1959
16.1%1940 to 1949
8.6%1939 or earlier
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