Dobson township Arkansas Income Charts

The next section examines a variety of different income statistics. In Figure 3 we see that it has the largest proportion of median earnings of less than $10,000 at 51.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 7 examines the number of self employed people in the area based on the number of people who reported any self employment income. Dobson township indicates it has 12.8% Self Employed which is the 4th ranked in Self Employed out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest Self Employed in the area is Little Texas township-Craighead County with a Self Employed of 50.0% is approximately 3.9 times bigger.

The next chart (Figure 11) shows the percentage of households that had retirement income over the last 12 months and it has 25.6% households with retirement income which is the most of all placesin the area.

Figure 13 shows the cost of living for a variety of cost components from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dobson township shows it has hightest cost of 97.5 for Cost of grocery items.

Dobson township Arkansas Labor Force Charts

The next two charts look at very recent, monthly trended employment related performance using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS tracks unemployment statistics for a large number of areas throughout the country on a month to month basis. However, not every location in the U.S. is tracked by the BLS so the chart will only show the closest location available (which may be the same location.) Figure 14 shows the monthly unemployment rate for the area as well as a comparison to the overall measure for the United States. It illustrates that from February 2010 to April 2020 the Monthly Unemployment Rate went from 9.0% to 9.5%. This represents an increase in the Monthly Unemployment Rate of 5.6%. In Figure 15 the monthly labor force participation which are people actively looking for work are also defined as unemployed but do not include people who have given up looking for work. The participation level It shows that from February 2010 to April 2020 the Monthly Labor Force Participation went from 32,838 to 38,434. This represents an increase in the Monthly Labor Force Participation of 17.0%.

The next two charts look at the annual unemployment rate and is based on the American Community survey. Figure 16 shows Dobson township shows it has 7.8% unemployment rate which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest unemployment rate in the area is West Prairie township with a rate of 9.6% measures 22.7% larger. Figure 17 shows the labor force participation using the estimated percentage of people either working or actively looking for work. Dobson township shows it has 34.4% participation rate which is the 4th smallest participation rate of all the other places in the area.

The Components of Employment Status graph in Figure 18 shows the composition of the labor force broken down by employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force (but 16 years of age or older). Dobson township has the largest proportion of not in labor force at 65.6% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next employment related data item is shown in Figure 21 which is the percentage of families with only a single earner. Dobson township shows it has 41.7% families with a single earner which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest families with a single earner in the area is Richwoods township-Jackson County with a single earners rate of 50.0% is 20.0% larger.

Dobson township Arkansas Poverty Charts

The next section details information about poverty in the area. In Figure 23 the total number of people earning less than the poverty level are shown. Dobson township shows it has 13 total people earning less than the poverty level which is the 6th ranked in total people earning less than the poverty level out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest total people earning less than the poverty level in the area is West Prairie township with a total people earning less than the poverty level of 128 is markedly bigger.

In Figure 24 the percentage of people earning less than the poverty level is shown and compared across the group of places. Dobson township shows it has 14.9% percent of people earning less than the poverty level which is the 5th ranked in percent of people earning less than the poverty level out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent of people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Richwoods township-Jackson County with a percent of people in poverty of 29.9% is about twice as large.

In Figure 25 people who are in poverty are broken out by age group. Dobson township has the largest proportion of person in poverty 35 to 54 years at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 29 looks at only those people who make less than the poverty level of income and breaks down there employment status. We see that Dobson township has the largest proportion of people who are in poverty and not in Labor Force at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 31 shows the "Gini Index of Income Inequality" with a range from zero (perfect equality) to one (perfect inequality). Dobson township shows it has 42.4% the Gini Index which is the 5th ranked in the Gini Index out of 10 total in the area.

Dobson township Arkansas Work Commute Charts

Figure 32 shows a high level view of how people get to work (including the percent of people who work from home.) Dobson township has the largest proportion of people who drive a car or motorcycle to work at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 33 shows a more detailed view of how people get to work for this location and shows Dobson township has the largest proportion of people who carpooled at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

In Figure 35 is shown a frequency distribution of the time that people leave for work. Dobson township has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 730 am to 8am at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next graph in Figure 36 shows the average number of minutes that it takes for people to commute to work. Dobson township has the largest proportion of people with commute time between 30 to 34 minutes at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 40 shows the total number of vehicles available for transportation and Dobson township has the largest proportion of 2 vehicles available at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.