Latest news about poverty in Tarboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
24.0% of Tarboro, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.8% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 15.2% of high school graduates and 36.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.4%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tarboro, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tarboro:
24.0%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tarboro:
16.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tarboro:
32.6%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tarboro:
23.4%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.4%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Tarboro, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tarboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
22.0%Under 5 years
55.8%5 years
53.1%6 to 11 years
10.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
52.9%16 and 17 years
8.6%18 to 24 years
24.9%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
34.1%45 to 54 years
17.2%55 to 64 years
13.5%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tarboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
79.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
39.0%6 to 11 years
46.2%12 to 14 years
21.7%15 years
10.0%16 and 17 years
52.0%18 to 24 years
35.1%25 to 34 years
22.8%35 to 44 years
4.6%45 to 54 years
14.5%55 to 64 years
13.1%65 to 74 years
15.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tarboro,NC (% below half of poverty level)
42.2%Under 6 years
18.3%6 to 11 years
17.2%12 to 17 years
36.4%18 to 24 years
13.1%25 to 34 years
12.8%35 to 44 years
20.7%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tarboro, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tarboro, NC (%)
3.9%White
37.3%Black
0.0%Asian
17.5%Other race
33.7%2+ races
18.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tarboro, NC (absolute numbers)
163White
1,849Black
0Asian
40Other race
1142+ races
130Hispanic
23.4%Below poverty level
76.6%Above poverty level
10.6%Below poverty level
89.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tarboro, NC
Children below poverty level:
Tarboro, North Carolina:
38.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tarboro:
15.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tarboro:
36.7%
North Carolina:
26.6%
3.8%Married-couple family
18.9%Male, no wife present
77.3%Female, no husband present
13.7%Worked full-time, year-round
5.2%Worked part-time
81.1%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
13.8%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
6.6%1960 to 1969
9.6%1950 to 1959
14.4%1940 to 1949
28.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
13.5%1980 to 1989
23.1%1970 to 1979
21.8%1960 to 1969
13.8%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
13.3%1939 or earlier
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