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Arkansas State Income Data

1990 Census Of Population And Housing

INCOME IN 1989

  Households........................................................    891,665
Less than $5,000....................................................     91,721
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................    118,433
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................    110,826
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................    194,217
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................    143,785
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................    124,634
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................     74,612
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................     17,524
$100,000 to $149,999................................................      9,793
$150,000 or more....................................................      6,120
Median household income (dollars)...................................     21,147

  Families..........................................................    656,465
Less than $5,000....................................................     37,208
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................     60,827
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................     75,147
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................    149,406
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................    121,961
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................    112,533
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................     69,040
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................     15,930
$100,000 to $149,999................................................      8,870
$150,000 or more....................................................      5,543
Median family income (dollars)......................................     25,395

  Nonfamily households..............................................    235,200
Less than $5,000....................................................     56,176
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................     58,863
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................     36,625
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................     44,332
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................     20,505
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................     11,129
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      4,735
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................      1,467
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        834
$150,000 or more....................................................        534
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     10,295

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     10,520

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

      Households....................................................    891,665
With wage and salary income.........................................    635,864
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     26,969
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................    100,734
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     15,153
With farm self-employment income....................................     34,072
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................     11,116
With Social Security income.........................................    283,327
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,004
With public assistance income.......................................     78,801
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      2,901
With retirement income..............................................    128,798
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      8,427

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................  2,292,037
    Below poverty level.............................................    437,089

Persons 18 years and over...........................................  1,678,091
    Below poverty level.............................................    281,690
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................    330,169
    Below poverty level.............................................     75,625

Related children under 18 years.....................................    610,863
    Below poverty level.............................................    152,891
  Related children under 5 years....................................    162,132
    Below poverty level.............................................     46,216
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................    448,731
    Below poverty level.............................................    106,675

Unrelated individuals...............................................    284,356
    Below poverty level.............................................    102,565

  All families......................................................    656,465
    Below poverty level.............................................     97,026
With related children under 18 years................................    333,905
    Below poverty level.............................................     67,822
  With related children under 5 years...............................    129,566
    Below poverty level.............................................     32,721

  Female householder families.......................................     95,435
    Below poverty level.............................................     39,345
With related children under 18 years................................     65,936
    Below poverty level.............................................     34,370
  With related children under 5 years...............................     23,818
    Below poverty level.............................................     15,937


       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       19.1
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       16.8
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       22.9
  Related children under 18 years...................................       25.0
    Related children under 5 years..................................       28.5
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       23.8
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       36.1

All families........................................................       14.8
  With related children under 18 years..............................       20.3
    With related children under 5 years.............................       25.3

Female householder families.........................................       41.2
  With related children under 18 years..............................       52.1
    With related children under 5 years.............................       66.9


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