Pine Bluff Poverty status by family type (all families, married-couple, and female householder with no husband present). Includes related children status, employment status, elderly status, and supplemental income.
Poverty Status
All
Below poverty level
Families
13,278
2,741
20.6%
With related children under 18
7,633
2,349
30.8%
With related children under 5
3,204
1,261
39.4%
Householder worked in 1999
9,483
1,462
15.4%
Full-time, year round
6,104
380
6.2%
Householder 65 and over
2,289
232
10.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,675
682
40.7%
Social Security income in 1999
3,421
507
14.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,387
Married-couple families
7,943
634
8.0%
With related children under 18
3,725
466
12.5%
With related children under 5
1,511
270
17.9%
Householder worked in 1999
5,921
318
5.4%
Full-time, year round
4,314
123
2.9%
Householder 65 and over
1,530
83
5.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
632
137
21.7%
Social Security income in 1999
2,136
162
7.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,159
Families with female householder, no husband present
4,654
1,921
41.3%
With related children under 18
3,507
1,728
49.3%
With related children under 5
1,520
911
59.9%
Householder worked in 1999
3,121
1,042
33.4%
Full-time, year round
1,549
249
16.1%
Householder 65 and over
607
127
20.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999