Ashdown 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
1,305
202
15.5%
With related children under 18
760
161
21.2%
With related children under 5
292
85
29.1%
Householder worked in 1999
1,047
144
13.8%
Full-time, year round
764
45
5.9%
Householder 65 and over
157
7
4.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
105
48
45.7%
Social Security income in 1999
259
13
5.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,137
Married-couple families
860
24
2.8%
With related children under 18
416
12
2.9%
With related children under 5
134
0
0.0%
Householder worked in 1999
690
0
0.0%
Full-time, year round
577
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
139
7
5.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
36
17
47.2%
Social Security income in 1999
202
7
3.5%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
11,563
Families with female householder, no husband present
368
178
48.4%
With related children under 18
276
149
54.0%
With related children under 5
129
85
65.9%
Householder worked in 1999
298
144
48.3%
Full-time, year round
128
45
35.2%
Householder 65 and over
18
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
