17.0% of Mulberry, 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. 11.3% of high school graduates and 32.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.1%. For comparison, it was 7.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mulberry, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mulberry:
17.0%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mulberry:
9.5%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mulberry:
30.0%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 22.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mulberry:
46.7%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.1%
Residents above poverty level:
7.9%
Poverty by age in Mulberry, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mulberry,AR (percentage below poverty level)
4.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
42.0%6 to 11 years
36.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
22.7%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
14.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mulberry,AR (percentage below poverty level)
17.8%Under 5 years
41.9%6 to 11 years
23.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
38.3%18 to 24 years
34.4%25 to 34 years
5.8%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
26.9%55 to 64 years
27.8%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mulberry,AR (% below half of poverty level)
13.3%Under 6 years
29.8%6 to 11 years
3.3%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
14.9%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
10.5%45 to 54 years
1.3%55 to 64 years
15.8%65 to 74 years
6.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mulberry, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mulberry, AR (%)
17.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
33.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mulberry, AR (absolute numbers)
236White
18Black
0American Indian
0Other race
432+ races
17.5%Below poverty level
82.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mulberry, AR
Children below poverty level:
Mulberry, Arkansas:
21.5%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mulberry:
11.3%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mulberry:
32.8%
Arkansas:
27.8%
28.9%Married-couple family
18.4%Male, no wife present
52.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.3%Worked part-time
82.7%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
30.0%One part-time, other didn't work
70.0%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
15.6%1980 to 1989
6.2%1970 to 1979
20.3%1960 to 1969
23.4%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
5.0%1995 to 1998
10.4%1990 to 1994
14.9%1980 to 1989
16.2%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
11.2%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
16.9%1939 or earlier
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