11.7% of Rockmart, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 8.5% less than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 15.6% of high school graduates and 26.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.7%. For comparison, it was 43.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rockmart, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rockmart:
11.7%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rockmart:
7.8%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rockmart:
27.2%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rockmart:
43.3%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.7%
Residents above poverty level:
43.5%
Poverty by age in Rockmart, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rockmart,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
26.9%55 to 64 years
16.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rockmart,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
40.6%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
25.9%45 to 54 years
25.8%55 to 64 years
27.9%65 to 74 years
25.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rockmart,GA (% 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
19.6%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
19.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rockmart, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockmart, GA (%)
8.2%White
23.3%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
7.4%2+ races
3.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockmart, GA (absolute numbers)
265White
253Black
0Asian
0Other race
572+ races
18Hispanic
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rockmart, GA
Children below poverty level:
Rockmart, Georgia:
1.0%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rockmart:
15.6%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rockmart:
26.5%
Georgia:
24.0%
44.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
55.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.0%Worked part-time
89.0%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.6%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
28.9%1970 to 1979
10.0%1960 to 1969
7.8%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
25.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.0%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
10.1%1980 to 1989
10.5%1970 to 1979
12.7%1960 to 1969
14.9%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
27.0%1939 or earlier
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