Latest news about poverty in Poplarville, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.4% of Poplarville, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 18.1% of high school graduates and 41.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 17.5%. For comparison, it was 53.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Poplarville, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Poplarville:
22.4%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poplarville:
7.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Poplarville:
20.2%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Poplarville:
14.9%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
17.5%
Residents above poverty level:
53.1%
Poverty by age in Poplarville, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Poplarville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
48.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
29.5%25 to 34 years
32.3%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
35.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Poplarville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
42.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
42.3%45 to 54 years
16.8%55 to 64 years
39.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Poplarville,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.4%25 to 34 years
19.2%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Poplarville, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poplarville, MS (%)
25.3%White
16.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
53.8%2+ races
16.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poplarville, MS (absolute numbers)
323White
98Black
0American Indian
192+ races
6Hispanic
22.4%Below poverty level
77.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Poplarville, MS
Children below poverty level:
Poplarville, Mississippi:
22.1%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Poplarville:
18.1%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Poplarville:
41.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
3.7%Married-couple family
20.4%Male, no wife present
75.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
8.2%Worked part-time
91.8%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.9%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
32.4%1980 to 1989
11.8%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
13.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
21.4%1980 to 1989
21.8%1970 to 1979
10.7%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
5.8%1940 to 1949
16.5%1939 or earlier
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