27.2% of Bay Springs, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 18.8% of high school graduates and 38.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.4%. For comparison, it was 12.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bay Springs, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bay Springs:
27.2%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bay Springs:
10.3%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bay Springs:
28.1%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 25.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bay Springs:
26.8%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.4%
Residents above poverty level:
12.7%
Poverty by age in Bay Springs, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bay Springs,MS (percentage below poverty level)
61.5%Under 5 years
35.0%6 to 11 years
36.8%12 to 14 years
77.8%16 and 17 years
26.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
43.0%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
30.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bay Springs,MS (percentage below poverty level)
93.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
40.4%12 to 14 years
25.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
44.1%25 to 34 years
13.1%35 to 44 years
28.1%45 to 54 years
26.7%55 to 64 years
13.8%65 to 74 years
19.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bay Springs,MS (% below half of poverty level)
43.5%Under 6 years
25.6%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
13.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
22.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bay Springs, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bay Springs, MS (%)
16.2%White
34.7%Black
24.3%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bay Springs, MS (absolute numbers)
117White
336Black
27.3%Below poverty level
72.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bay Springs, MS
Children below poverty level:
Bay Springs, Mississippi:
46.1%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bay Springs:
18.8%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bay Springs:
38.3%
Mississippi:
33.2%
10.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
89.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
20.0%Worked part-time
80.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
3.9%1990 to 1994
25.0%1980 to 1989
35.2%1970 to 1979
14.8%1960 to 1969
10.9%1950 to 1959
1.6%1940 to 1949
5.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
6.4%1995 to 1998
5.3%1990 to 1994
21.5%1980 to 1989
17.1%1970 to 1979
20.1%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
6.4%1940 to 1949
7.3%1939 or earlier
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