17.7% of Bulls Gap, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 25.1% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 9.2% of high school graduates and 31.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.8%. For comparison, it was 26.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bulls Gap, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bulls Gap:
17.7%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bulls Gap:
10.6%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bulls Gap:
23.9%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 25.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bulls Gap:
36.8%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.8%
Residents above poverty level:
26.3%
Poverty by age in Bulls Gap, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bulls Gap,TN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
35.9%6 to 11 years
40.0%12 to 14 years
33.3%15 years
12.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
28.1%45 to 54 years
15.6%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
11.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bulls Gap,TN (percentage below poverty level)
17.6%Under 5 years
55.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
42.1%15 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
31.1%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
26.2%45 to 54 years
1.2%55 to 64 years
4.8%65 to 74 years
19.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bulls Gap,TN (% below half of poverty level)
15.4%Under 6 years
26.5%6 to 11 years
25.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
1.0%35 to 44 years
16.3%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bulls Gap, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bulls Gap, TN (%)
16.3%White
82.6%American Indian
84.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bulls Gap, TN (absolute numbers)
132White
6American Indian
242+ races
17.0%Below poverty level
83.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bulls Gap, TN
Children below poverty level:
Bulls Gap, Tennessee:
37.0%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bulls Gap:
9.2%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bulls Gap:
31.6%
Tennessee:
27.9%
28.6%Married-couple family
17.1%Male, no wife present
54.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.2%Worked part-time
84.8%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
20.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
12.8%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
30.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
9.9%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
11.7%1980 to 1989
17.8%1970 to 1979
14.1%1960 to 1969
8.0%1950 to 1959
6.6%1940 to 1949
27.2%1939 or earlier
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