Latest news about poverty in Dover, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.5% of Dover, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 14.0% of high school graduates and 15.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.2%. For comparison, it was 21.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dover, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dover:
13.5%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dover:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dover:
30.6%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dover:
39.3%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.2%
Residents above poverty level:
21.6%
Poverty by age in Dover, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dover,TN (percentage below poverty level)
30.8%Under 5 years
4.4%6 to 11 years
8.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
29.6%18 to 24 years
47.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.5%45 to 54 years
26.3%55 to 64 years
33.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dover,TN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
36.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
17.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dover,TN (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
3.3%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 17 years
4.4%18 to 24 years
7.2%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
6.4%55 to 64 years
7.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dover, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dover, TN (%)
12.3%White
65.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
12.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dover, TN (absolute numbers)
219White
21Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
92+ races
12.8%Below poverty level
87.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dover, TN
Children below poverty level:
Dover, Tennessee:
11.5%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dover:
14.0%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dover:
15.2%
Tennessee:
27.9%
43.1%Married-couple family
21.6%Male, no wife present
35.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
13.5%Worked part-time
86.5%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
8.7%One part-time, other didn't work
91.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
13.9%1980 to 1989
38.9%1970 to 1979
11.1%1960 to 1969
19.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
13.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
4.2%1995 to 1998
7.6%1990 to 1994
16.7%1980 to 1989
29.5%1970 to 1979
17.0%1960 to 1969
8.6%1950 to 1959
8.1%1940 to 1949
7.0%1939 or earlier
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