Latest news about poverty in Greensboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
21.9% of Greensboro, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.6% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 13.5% of high school graduates and 47.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.2%. For comparison, it was 35.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greensboro, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greensboro:
21.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greensboro:
11.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greensboro:
29.3%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greensboro:
18.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.2%
Residents above poverty level:
35.3%
Poverty by age in Greensboro, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greensboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
34.7%Under 5 years
24.2%5 years
28.9%6 to 11 years
31.4%12 to 14 years
33.5%15 years
18.8%16 and 17 years
31.4%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
14.9%35 to 44 years
16.2%45 to 54 years
20.5%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
13.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greensboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
28.1%Under 5 years
3.8%5 years
36.9%6 to 11 years
29.3%12 to 14 years
46.4%15 years
20.6%16 and 17 years
39.8%18 to 24 years
23.1%25 to 34 years
23.7%35 to 44 years
15.7%45 to 54 years
16.2%55 to 64 years
16.5%65 to 74 years
16.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greensboro,NC (% below half of poverty level)
15.4%Under 6 years
17.3%6 to 11 years
14.8%12 to 17 years
23.2%18 to 24 years
10.1%25 to 34 years
9.8%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
7.2%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greensboro, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greensboro, NC (%)
9.2%White
26.5%Black
40.1%American Indian
10.0%Asian
7.3%Native Hawaiian
32.9%Other race
28.5%2+ races
42.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greensboro, NC (absolute numbers)
9,992White
32,426Black
439American Indian
1,606Asian
3Native Hawaiian
4,401Other race
5,6852+ races
11,388Hispanic
20.3%Below poverty level
79.7%Above poverty level
32.5%Below poverty level
67.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greensboro, NC
Children below poverty level:
Greensboro, North Carolina:
30.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greensboro:
13.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greensboro:
47.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
33.5%Married-couple family
2.4%Male, no wife present
64.2%Female, no husband present
2.9%Worked full-time, year-round
35.3%Worked part-time
61.8%Did not work
2.3%Both worked full-time
10.9%One full-time, other part-time
18.0%One full-time, other didn't work
23.9%Both worked part-time
15.1%One part-time, other didn't work
29.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.5%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
10.3%1980 to 1989
16.0%1970 to 1979
19.8%1960 to 1969
22.3%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
9.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.5%1999 to 2000
9.1%1995 to 1998
8.6%1990 to 1994
16.4%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
17.6%1960 to 1969
15.3%1950 to 1959
6.3%1940 to 1949
7.8%1939 or earlier
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