24.4% of Mulga, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.4% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 28.1% of high school graduates and 9.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.1%. For comparison, it was 35.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mulga, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mulga:
24.4%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mulga:
9.7%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mulga:
23.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 30.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mulga:
28.6%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.1%
Residents above poverty level:
35.8%
Poverty by age in Mulga, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mulga,AL (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
42.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
32.1%25 to 34 years
52.7%35 to 44 years
28.4%45 to 54 years
15.7%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mulga,AL (percentage below poverty level)
58.3%Under 5 years
66.7%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
80.0%18 to 24 years
17.4%25 to 34 years
40.0%35 to 44 years
11.1%45 to 54 years
14.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
20.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mulga,AL (% below half of poverty level)
4.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
19.7%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
16.2%35 to 44 years
11.5%45 to 54 years
8.5%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mulga, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mulga, AL (%)
22.1%White
35.1%Black
9.7%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mulga, AL (absolute numbers)
113White
55Black
32+ races
25.2%Below poverty level
74.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mulga, AL
Children below poverty level:
Mulga, Alabama:
23.9%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mulga:
28.1%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mulga:
9.4%
Alabama:
30.1%
50.0%Married-couple family
32.6%Male, no wife present
17.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
28.3%Worked part-time
71.7%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
76.9%Both worked part-time
15.4%One part-time, other didn't work
7.7%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
4.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
8.0%1960 to 1969
16.0%1950 to 1959
20.0%1940 to 1949
52.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
6.8%1950 to 1959
15.8%1940 to 1949
60.2%1939 or earlier
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