Latest news about poverty in Madison, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.7% of Madison, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 308.9% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 3.6% of high school graduates and 7.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 38.8%. For comparison, it was 5.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Madison, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
4.7%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
2.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Madison:
6.1%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Madison:
11.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
38.8%
Residents above poverty level:
5.1%
Poverty by age in Madison, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Madison,MS (percentage below poverty level)
21.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 14 years
11.1%15 years
4.6%16 and 17 years
6.4%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
9.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Madison,MS (percentage below poverty level)
2.9%Under 5 years
1.4%5 years
7.6%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
3.7%16 and 17 years
15.3%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
1.2%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
10.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Madison,MS (% below half of poverty level)
6.4%Under 6 years
1.3%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
0.6%55 to 64 years
0.5%65 to 74 years
9.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Madison, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, MS (%)
2.4%White
9.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
1.5%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
1.9%Other race
16.7%2+ races
30.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, MS (absolute numbers)
509White
345Black
0American Indian
26Asian
0Native Hawaiian
5Other race
1692+ races
89Hispanic
4.5%Below poverty level
95.5%Above poverty level
6.3%Below poverty level
93.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Madison, MS
Children below poverty level:
Madison, Mississippi:
5.3%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Madison:
3.6%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Madison:
7.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
40.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
59.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
12.8%Worked part-time
87.2%Did not work
13.1%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
45.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
41.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
19.1%1995 to 1998
19.1%1990 to 1994
23.6%1980 to 1989
38.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.3%1999 to 2000
17.7%1995 to 1998
33.7%1990 to 1994
30.4%1980 to 1989
12.2%1970 to 1979
1.6%1960 to 1969
1.1%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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