20.7% of Brookside, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.5% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 18.0% of high school graduates and 31.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.4%. For comparison, it was 26.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brookside, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brookside:
20.7%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brookside:
3.1%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brookside:
26.3%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookside:
20.5%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.4%
Residents above poverty level:
26.6%
Poverty by age in Brookside, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brookside,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
30.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
17.0%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
28.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brookside,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
36.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.0%18 to 24 years
83.0%25 to 34 years
26.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brookside,AL (% below half of poverty level)
16.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
13.8%12 to 17 years
1.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brookside, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookside, AL (%)
18.5%White
24.6%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookside, AL (absolute numbers)
131White
103Black
21.5%Below poverty level
78.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brookside, AL
Children below poverty level:
Brookside, Alabama:
26.7%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brookside:
18.0%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brookside:
31.1%
Alabama:
30.1%
39.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
60.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
50.0%Worked part-time
50.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.9%1999 to 2000
4.9%1995 to 1998
7.3%1990 to 1994
31.7%1980 to 1989
24.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
12.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
14.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
6.6%1995 to 1998
5.5%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
37.6%1970 to 1979
13.3%1960 to 1969
10.5%1950 to 1959
3.9%1940 to 1949
12.4%1939 or earlier
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