48.0% of Ware Shoals, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 70.9% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 27.0% of high school graduates and 64.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 47.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.9%. For comparison, it was 20.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ware Shoals, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ware Shoals:
48.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ware Shoals:
6.2%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ware Shoals:
47.2%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ware Shoals:
18.1%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.9%
Residents above poverty level:
20.1%
Poverty by age in Ware Shoals, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ware Shoals,SC (percentage below poverty level)
59.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
26.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
42.9%15 years
57.1%16 and 17 years
73.8%18 to 24 years
57.7%25 to 34 years
18.8%35 to 44 years
61.6%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
72.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ware Shoals,SC (percentage below poverty level)
87.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
34.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
80.0%16 and 17 years
77.0%18 to 24 years
46.0%25 to 34 years
67.0%35 to 44 years
35.0%45 to 54 years
18.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
64.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ware Shoals,SC (% below half of poverty level)
1.6%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
15.0%12 to 17 years
7.3%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
15.1%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
16.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ware Shoals, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ware Shoals, SC (%)
28.0%White
54.0%Black
22.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ware Shoals, SC (absolute numbers)
296White
219Black
232+ races
372Hispanic
47.2%Below poverty level
52.8%Above poverty level
47.4%Below poverty level
52.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ware Shoals, SC
Children below poverty level:
Ware Shoals, South Carolina:
63.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ware Shoals:
27.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ware Shoals:
64.5%
South Carolina:
28.6%
45.0%Married-couple family
38.0%Male, no wife present
17.0%Female, no husband present
11.6%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
88.4%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
73.6%One part-time, other didn't work
26.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.0%1980 to 1989
24.5%1970 to 1979
15.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
34.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
16.6%1960 to 1969
21.4%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
20.8%1939 or earlier
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