8.8% of Rainbow City, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 84.7% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 4.6% of high school graduates and 13.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 25.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rainbow City, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rainbow City:
8.8%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rainbow City:
3.8%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rainbow City:
6.8%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rainbow City:
13.7%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
25.8%
Poverty by age in Rainbow City, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rainbow City,AL (percentage below poverty level)
34.0%Under 5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
18.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
9.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
1.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rainbow City,AL (percentage below poverty level)
51.6%Under 5 years
6.6%5 years
25.9%6 to 11 years
13.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
20.5%18 to 24 years
34.1%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
5.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rainbow City,AL (% below half of poverty level)
8.6%Under 6 years
16.8%6 to 11 years
7.6%12 to 17 years
5.5%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.1%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rainbow City, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rainbow City, AL (%)
6.9%White
23.9%Black
0.0%American Indian
3.7%Asian
28.2%Other race
12.2%2+ races
18.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rainbow City, AL (absolute numbers)
541White
231Black
0American Indian
15Asian
99Other race
692+ races
109Hispanic
9.7%Below poverty level
90.3%Above poverty level
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rainbow City, AL
Children below poverty level:
Rainbow City, Alabama:
18.5%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rainbow City:
4.6%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rainbow City:
13.3%
Alabama:
30.1%
16.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
84.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
73.5%Worked part-time
26.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
35.1%One full-time, other part-time
27.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
37.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.2%1990 to 1994
18.0%1980 to 1989
17.4%1970 to 1979
23.0%1960 to 1969
24.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
6.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
7.3%1995 to 1998
7.6%1990 to 1994
20.7%1980 to 1989
33.5%1970 to 1979
18.2%1960 to 1969
7.5%1950 to 1959
3.3%1940 to 1949
0.3%1939 or earlier
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