Income and Poverty in Lincoln County, Arkansas
Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 38.9 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,178. Hispanic in Lincoln County, Arkansas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,425, this median household income is 2.3 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Lincoln County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,399 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 13.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lincoln County had a median household income level of $21,450, which was 38.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.
When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lincoln County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $34,640 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 8.7 percent lower than the median in Arkansas of $37,653 and the median household income is 41.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lincoln County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 43.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln County, accounting 40.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lincoln County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $34,640 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 8.7 percent lower than the median in Arkansas of $37,653 and the median household income is 41.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lincoln County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 43.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln County, accounting 40.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
