26.8% of Grundy, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.6% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 28.9% of high school graduates and 14.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.8%. For comparison, it was 15.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Grundy, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Grundy:
26.8%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Grundy:
17.0%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Grundy:
50.4%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 27.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Grundy:
75.3%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.8%
Residents above poverty level:
15.1%
Poverty by age in Grundy, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Grundy,VA (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
41.7%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
28.6%65 to 74 years
69.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Grundy,VA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
36.1%18 to 24 years
45.5%25 to 34 years
8.3%35 to 44 years
54.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
15.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Grundy,VA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.3%18 to 24 years
15.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
44.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Grundy, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Grundy, VA (%)
30.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Grundy, VA (absolute numbers)
181White
6Black
28.6%Below poverty level
71.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Grundy, VA
Children below poverty level:
Grundy, Virginia:
21.0%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Grundy:
28.9%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Grundy:
14.0%
Virginia:
23.4%
18.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
81.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.0%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
20.0%1950 to 1959
30.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
10.2%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
34.7%1950 to 1959
9.8%1940 to 1949
18.0%1939 or earlier
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