Latest news about poverty in Fayetteville, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
24.0% of Fayetteville, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 25.1% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 18.4% of high school graduates and 22.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 38.6%. For comparison, it was 13.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fayetteville, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
24.0%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
4.2%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fayetteville:
22.9%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fayetteville:
16.7%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
38.6%
Residents above poverty level:
13.1%
Poverty by age in Fayetteville, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fayetteville,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
39.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
22.0%35 to 44 years
57.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fayetteville,WV (percentage below poverty level)
37.7%Under 5 years
24.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
47.8%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
27.3%35 to 44 years
14.8%45 to 54 years
23.0%55 to 64 years
47.3%65 to 74 years
22.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fayetteville,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
12.7%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fayetteville, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, WV (%)
24.8%White
97.3%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, WV (absolute numbers)
682White
33Black
25.4%Below poverty level
74.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fayetteville, WV
Children below poverty level:
Fayetteville, West Virginia:
42.8%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fayetteville:
18.4%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fayetteville:
22.7%
West Virginia:
33.6%
10.5%Married-couple family
59.9%Male, no wife present
29.6%Female, no husband present
22.6%Worked full-time, year-round
35.8%Worked part-time
41.6%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
9.9%1999 to 2000
6.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
13.2%1980 to 1989
12.1%1970 to 1979
6.6%1960 to 1969
22.0%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
19.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
8.6%1980 to 1989
30.7%1970 to 1979
7.4%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
14.3%1940 to 1949
14.4%1939 or earlier
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