18.5% of Little Rock, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.5% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 12.9% of high school graduates and 25.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.9%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Little Rock, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Little Rock:
18.5%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Little Rock:
11.4%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Little Rock:
33.8%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Little Rock:
28.4%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.9%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Little Rock, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Little Rock,AR (percentage below poverty level)
33.2%Under 5 years
18.3%5 years
31.2%6 to 11 years
17.2%12 to 14 years
5.2%15 years
34.3%16 and 17 years
15.8%18 to 24 years
14.2%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
10.4%45 to 54 years
21.1%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Little Rock,AR (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
40.6%5 years
40.2%6 to 11 years
39.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
5.9%16 and 17 years
42.8%18 to 24 years
14.6%25 to 34 years
21.7%35 to 44 years
11.5%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
10.4%65 to 74 years
7.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Little Rock,AR (% below half of poverty level)
25.0%Under 6 years
28.8%6 to 11 years
14.5%12 to 17 years
17.8%18 to 24 years
11.8%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Little Rock, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Little Rock, AR (%)
7.4%White
29.0%Black
52.0%American Indian
11.7%Asian
53.6%Native Hawaiian
15.4%Other race
16.3%2+ races
18.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Little Rock, AR (absolute numbers)
6,456White
23,935Black
552American Indian
718Asian
47Native Hawaiian
1,004Other race
2,1092+ races
3,110Hispanic
19.0%Below poverty level
81.0%Above poverty level
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Little Rock, AR
Children below poverty level:
Little Rock, Arkansas:
27.2%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Little Rock:
12.9%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Little Rock:
25.2%
Arkansas:
27.8%
27.7%Married-couple family
6.2%Male, no wife present
66.0%Female, no husband present
10.4%Worked full-time, year-round
17.4%Worked part-time
72.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
6.1%One full-time, other part-time
27.6%One full-time, other didn't work
13.1%Both worked part-time
17.1%One part-time, other didn't work
36.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
21.0%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
14.1%1940 to 1949
14.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
6.0%1995 to 1998
6.7%1990 to 1994
14.7%1980 to 1989
22.7%1970 to 1979
19.4%1960 to 1969
13.0%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
9.0%1939 or earlier
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