26.0% of Jasper, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 51.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 18.9% of high school graduates and 20.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 92.1%. For comparison, it was 45.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jasper, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jasper:
26.0%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jasper:
3.1%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jasper:
17.6%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jasper:
10.9%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
92.1%
Residents above poverty level:
45.7%
Poverty by age in Jasper, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jasper,GA (percentage below poverty level)
77.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
18.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
34.9%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
15.5%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
17.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jasper,GA (percentage below poverty level)
24.5%Under 5 years
83.3%6 to 11 years
6.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.7%18 to 24 years
51.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
11.6%45 to 54 years
6.3%55 to 64 years
25.7%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jasper,GA (% below half of poverty level)
6.4%Under 6 years
3.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.3%18 to 24 years
2.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
0.4%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
8.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jasper, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jasper, GA (%)
27.6%White
92.3%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jasper, GA (absolute numbers)
1,002White
12Black
25.0%Below poverty level
75.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jasper, GA
Children below poverty level:
Jasper, Georgia:
45.3%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jasper:
18.9%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jasper:
20.0%
Georgia:
24.0%
85.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
14.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
8.4%Worked part-time
91.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
94.0%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
6.0%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
14.6%1980 to 1989
24.4%1970 to 1979
12.2%1960 to 1969
29.3%1950 to 1959
19.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
16.7%1995 to 1998
6.8%1990 to 1994
27.7%1980 to 1989
22.4%1970 to 1979
6.4%1960 to 1969
5.5%1950 to 1959
5.7%1940 to 1949
6.6%1939 or earlier
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