8.4% of Pearl River, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 120.9% less than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 6.2% of high school graduates and 16.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.8%. For comparison, it was 15.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pearl River, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pearl River:
8.4%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pearl River:
3.9%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pearl River:
19.6%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pearl River:
36.1%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.8%
Residents above poverty level:
15.9%
Poverty by age in Pearl River, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pearl River,LA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
17.9%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
22.4%65 to 74 years
9.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pearl River,LA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
30.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.2%16 and 17 years
41.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
17.8%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
12.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pearl River,LA (% below half of poverty level)
10.0%Under 6 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
4.3%12 to 17 years
14.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
1.6%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pearl River, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pearl River, LA (%)
6.6%White
11.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
29.6%2+ races
2.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pearl River, LA (absolute numbers)
148White
9Black
0American Indian
482+ races
3Hispanic
7.8%Below poverty level
92.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pearl River, LA
Children below poverty level:
Pearl River, Louisiana:
6.3%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pearl River:
6.2%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pearl River:
16.4%
Louisiana:
33.4%
55.6%Married-couple family
7.4%Male, no wife present
37.0%Female, no husband present
26.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.0%Worked part-time
63.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
12.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
39.7%1980 to 1989
30.1%1970 to 1979
5.5%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
12.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.4%1999 to 2000
18.1%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
22.7%1970 to 1979
20.5%1960 to 1969
10.8%1950 to 1959
2.9%1940 to 1949
3.3%1939 or earlier
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