32.6% of Oglethorpe, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 28.7% of high school graduates and 15.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.1%. For comparison, it was 42.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oglethorpe, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oglethorpe:
32.6%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Oglethorpe:
14.3%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oglethorpe:
31.0%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oglethorpe:
21.6%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.1%
Residents above poverty level:
42.6%
Poverty by age in Oglethorpe, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oglethorpe,GA (percentage below poverty level)
28.0%Under 5 years
40.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
17.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
7.0%25 to 34 years
35.0%35 to 44 years
32.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
7.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oglethorpe,GA (percentage below poverty level)
69.0%Under 5 years
44.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
42.0%18 to 24 years
17.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
37.0%65 to 74 years
54.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Oglethorpe,GA (% below half of poverty level)
5.2%Under 6 years
29.0%6 to 11 years
12.5%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.1%25 to 34 years
28.5%35 to 44 years
14.8%45 to 54 years
8.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
24.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oglethorpe, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oglethorpe, GA (%)
5.2%White
39.6%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oglethorpe, GA (absolute numbers)
11White
315Black
31.0%Below poverty level
69.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oglethorpe, GA
Children below poverty level:
Oglethorpe, Georgia:
45.2%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oglethorpe:
28.7%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oglethorpe:
15.6%
Georgia:
24.0%
0.0%Married-couple family
50.0%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
32.0%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
4.0%1980 to 1989
26.0%1970 to 1979
4.0%1960 to 1969
18.0%1950 to 1959
4.0%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
14.8%1990 to 1994
8.6%1980 to 1989
16.0%1970 to 1979
8.9%1960 to 1969
15.2%1950 to 1959
10.9%1940 to 1949
21.0%1939 or earlier
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