Latest news about poverty in Greenwood, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
24.7% of Greenwood, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 43.4% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 17.4% of high school graduates and 27.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.3%. For comparison, it was 38.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greenwood, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greenwood:
24.7%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greenwood:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greenwood:
26.4%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greenwood:
11.5%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.3%
Residents above poverty level:
38.6%
Poverty by age in Greenwood, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greenwood,SC (percentage below poverty level)
29.2%Under 5 years
3.2%5 years
46.5%6 to 11 years
62.3%12 to 14 years
23.5%15 years
51.3%16 and 17 years
41.2%18 to 24 years
17.8%25 to 34 years
17.7%35 to 44 years
17.6%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
23.7%65 to 74 years
18.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greenwood,SC (percentage below poverty level)
57.1%Under 5 years
66.5%5 years
13.9%6 to 11 years
28.7%12 to 14 years
25.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
61.8%18 to 24 years
20.8%25 to 34 years
34.4%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
29.5%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
6.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greenwood,SC (% below half of poverty level)
12.1%Under 6 years
17.1%6 to 11 years
17.0%12 to 17 years
11.4%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
8.4%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greenwood, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenwood, SC (%)
13.6%White
31.2%Black
11.8%Asian
10.1%Other race
51.0%2+ races
30.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenwood, SC (absolute numbers)
1,026White
3,139Black
30Asian
41Other race
7212+ races
693Hispanic
23.9%Below poverty level
76.1%Above poverty level
27.1%Below poverty level
72.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greenwood, SC
Children below poverty level:
Greenwood, South Carolina:
34.8%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greenwood:
17.4%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greenwood:
27.7%
South Carolina:
28.6%
16.6%Married-couple family
5.0%Male, no wife present
78.3%Female, no husband present
5.0%Worked full-time, year-round
30.8%Worked part-time
64.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
85.1%One part-time, other didn't work
14.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
4.2%1995 to 1998
6.3%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
6.3%1970 to 1979
29.0%1960 to 1969
7.7%1950 to 1959
19.2%1940 to 1949
17.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.9%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
11.9%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
22.1%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
15.4%1939 or earlier
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