Latest news about poverty in Madison, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.3% of Madison, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.5% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 9.3% of high school graduates and 26.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 62.1%. For comparison, it was 35.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Madison, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
10.3%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
3.6%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Madison:
11.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 23.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Madison:
26.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
62.1%
Residents above poverty level:
35.7%
Poverty by age in Madison, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Madison,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
78.6%5 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
57.1%16 and 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
10.8%55 to 64 years
8.2%65 to 74 years
7.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Madison,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%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
20.0%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
8.5%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
21.0%65 to 74 years
24.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Madison,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
8.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Madison, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, NC (%)
7.0%White
8.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
55.0%Other race
3.0%2+ races
38.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, NC (absolute numbers)
107White
33Black
0American Indian
1Native Hawaiian
84Other race
52+ races
66Hispanic
8.0%Below poverty level
92.0%Above poverty level
63.2%Below poverty level
36.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Madison, NC
Children below poverty level:
Madison, North Carolina:
6.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Madison:
9.3%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Madison:
26.7%
North Carolina:
26.6%
50.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
26.3%Worked part-time
73.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
60.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
40.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
8.2%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
16.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
36.1%1950 to 1959
19.7%1940 to 1949
19.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
6.8%1980 to 1989
17.4%1970 to 1979
21.2%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
17.8%1940 to 1949
10.1%1939 or earlier
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