Latest news about poverty in Inez, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
24.4% of Inez, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.4% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 21.4% of high school graduates and 59.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 53.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.9%. For comparison, it was 10.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Inez, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Inez:
24.4%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Inez:
5.9%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Inez:
53.8%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Inez:
64.7%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.9%
Residents above poverty level:
10.9%
Poverty by age in Inez, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Inez,KY (percentage below poverty level)
66.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.2%25 to 34 years
62.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
31.2%55 to 64 years
11.1%65 to 74 years
76.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Inez,KY (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
36.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
6.1%25 to 34 years
43.2%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
25.9%55 to 64 years
56.7%65 to 74 years
63.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Inez,KY (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
15.9%55 to 64 years
8.9%65 to 74 years
12.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Inez, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Inez, KY (%)
24.1%White
43.7%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Inez, KY (absolute numbers)
165White
132+ races
24.8%Below poverty level
75.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Inez, KY
Children below poverty level:
Inez, Kentucky:
17.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Inez:
21.4%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Inez:
59.3%
Kentucky:
33.5%
57.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
42.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.5%Worked part-time
94.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
30.0%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
70.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
17.9%1999 to 2000
14.3%1995 to 1998
21.4%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
21.4%1970 to 1979
7.1%1960 to 1969
17.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
5.6%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
27.0%1980 to 1989
12.4%1970 to 1979
12.4%1960 to 1969
5.6%1950 to 1959
12.4%1940 to 1949
21.3%1939 or earlier
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