4.9% of Sylvester, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 265.5% less than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 3.8% of high school graduates and 23.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.5% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Sylvester, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sylvester:
4.9%
Whole state:
17.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sylvester:
18.5%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sylvester:
62.5%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Poverty by age in Sylvester, WV
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sylvester,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
50.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sylvester, WV
5.0%Below poverty level
95.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sylvester, WV
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sylvester:
3.8%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sylvester:
23.8%
West Virginia:
33.6%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
100.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.8%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
4.8%1990 to 1994
4.8%1980 to 1989
6.5%1970 to 1979
11.3%1960 to 1969
33.9%1950 to 1959
29.0%1940 to 1949
1.6%1939 or earlier
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