Latest news about poverty in Pikeville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.3% of Pikeville, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 15.1% of high school graduates and 30.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 63.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 20.6%. For comparison, it was 23.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pikeville, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pikeville:
15.3%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pikeville:
5.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pikeville:
63.2%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 6.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pikeville:
64.4%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
20.6%
Residents above poverty level:
23.9%
Poverty by age in Pikeville, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pikeville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
20.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pikeville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
29.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
43.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
40.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pikeville,NC (% below half of poverty level)
14.6%Under 6 years
11.9%6 to 11 years
28.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pikeville, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pikeville, NC (%)
17.5%White
22.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pikeville, NC (absolute numbers)
85White
26Black
17.1%Below poverty level
82.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pikeville, NC
Children below poverty level:
Pikeville, North Carolina:
18.0%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pikeville:
15.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pikeville:
30.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
22.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
78.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
60.0%Worked part-time
40.0%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
22.2%One part-time, other didn't work
77.8%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
23.5%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
29.4%1960 to 1969
23.5%1950 to 1959
11.8%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
13.5%1980 to 1989
33.7%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
12.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
18.8%1939 or earlier
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