14.3% of Prairie Grove, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 17.1% less than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 12.3% of high school graduates and 23.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.7%. For comparison, it was 24.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Prairie Grove, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Prairie Grove:
14.3%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Prairie Grove:
2.7%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Prairie Grove:
31.9%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Prairie Grove:
29.2%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.7%
Residents above poverty level:
24.9%
Poverty by age in Prairie Grove, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Prairie Grove,AR (percentage below poverty level)
30.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
12.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
45.2%16 and 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
0.7%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
2.1%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
10.3%65 to 74 years
40.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Prairie Grove,AR (percentage below poverty level)
2.4%Under 5 years
28.0%5 years
5.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.0%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
12.9%35 to 44 years
6.5%45 to 54 years
31.6%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
11.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Prairie Grove,AR (% below half of poverty level)
1.4%Under 6 years
3.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
1.8%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
10.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.5%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Prairie Grove, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prairie Grove, AR (%)
7.0%White
0.0%Black
19.0%American Indian
82.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
33.0%2+ races
28.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prairie Grove, AR (absolute numbers)
389White
0Black
24American Indian
125Asian
38Other race
4482+ races
41Hispanic
13.8%Below poverty level
86.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Prairie Grove, AR
Children below poverty level:
Prairie Grove, Arkansas:
16.9%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Prairie Grove:
12.3%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Prairie Grove:
23.3%
Arkansas:
27.8%
42.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
57.2%Female, no husband present
3.6%Worked full-time, year-round
13.7%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
35.6%One part-time, other didn't work
64.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.3%1999 to 2000
8.7%1995 to 1998
10.9%1990 to 1994
8.7%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
15.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
32.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
8.9%1995 to 1998
14.0%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
21.2%1960 to 1969
6.0%1950 to 1959
3.6%1940 to 1949
19.8%1939 or earlier
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