20.8% of Purvis, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 7.9% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 10.1% of high school graduates and 67.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.3%. For comparison, it was 22.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Purvis, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Purvis:
20.8%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Purvis:
6.1%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Purvis:
41.0%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Purvis:
44.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.3%
Residents above poverty level:
22.3%
Poverty by age in Purvis, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Purvis,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
49.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
67.9%16 and 17 years
7.5%18 to 24 years
8.1%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
59.1%55 to 64 years
15.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Purvis,MS (percentage below poverty level)
3.2%Under 5 years
11.7%6 to 11 years
68.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.8%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
28.7%25 to 34 years
12.5%35 to 44 years
60.3%45 to 54 years
65.0%55 to 64 years
25.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Purvis,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
3.1%12 to 17 years
16.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
1.8%35 to 44 years
27.0%45 to 54 years
6.4%55 to 64 years
10.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Purvis, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Purvis, MS (%)
8.3%White
83.2%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Purvis, MS (absolute numbers)
102White
255Black
22.9%Below poverty level
77.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Purvis, MS
Children below poverty level:
Purvis, Mississippi:
24.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Purvis:
10.1%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Purvis:
67.3%
Mississippi:
33.2%
5.5%Married-couple family
5.5%Male, no wife present
89.0%Female, no husband present
2.5%Worked full-time, year-round
19.3%Worked part-time
78.2%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
3.3%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
27.9%1970 to 1979
9.8%1960 to 1969
11.5%1950 to 1959
21.3%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
26.7%1970 to 1979
18.1%1960 to 1969
17.9%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
10.7%1939 or earlier
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