15.2% of Pacolet, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 8.1% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 13.6% of high school graduates and 26.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.9%. For comparison, it was 20.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pacolet, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pacolet:
15.2%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pacolet:
6.4%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pacolet:
26.7%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pacolet:
25.8%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.9%
Residents above poverty level:
20.3%
Poverty by age in Pacolet, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pacolet,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
5.6%5 years
16.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
9.7%18 to 24 years
26.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.8%45 to 54 years
13.3%55 to 64 years
33.3%65 to 74 years
14.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pacolet,SC (percentage below poverty level)
16.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
44.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
22.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pacolet,SC (% below half of poverty level)
8.8%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.3%18 to 24 years
19.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
14.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pacolet, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pacolet, SC (%)
13.7%White
25.1%Black
24.1%American Indian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pacolet, SC (absolute numbers)
212White
90Black
4American Indian
15.4%Below poverty level
84.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pacolet, SC
Children below poverty level:
Pacolet, South Carolina:
19.0%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pacolet:
13.6%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pacolet:
26.8%
South Carolina:
28.6%
42.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
57.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
29.5%Worked part-time
70.5%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
35.7%One part-time, other didn't work
64.3%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
7.4%1980 to 1989
10.5%1970 to 1979
16.8%1960 to 1969
30.5%1950 to 1959
12.6%1940 to 1949
22.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.5%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
16.8%1970 to 1979
22.6%1960 to 1969
11.0%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
22.2%1939 or earlier
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