36.0% of Webster, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 64.6% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 23.2% of high school graduates and 75.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 27.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Webster, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Webster:
36.0%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Webster:
19.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Webster:
40.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Webster:
17.2%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
27.6%
Poverty by age in Webster, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Webster,NC (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
67.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
33.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
48.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Webster,NC (percentage below poverty level)
48.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.4%6 to 11 years
31.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
91.4%16 and 17 years
40.0%18 to 24 years
43.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
35.3%45 to 54 years
44.7%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
13.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Webster,NC (% below half of poverty level)
21.7%Under 6 years
15.4%6 to 11 years
47.4%12 to 17 years
46.2%18 to 24 years
13.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
5.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Webster, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Webster, NC (%)
30.0%White
100.0%Black
87.0%American Indian
30.0%2+ races
1.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Webster, NC (absolute numbers)
98White
15Black
23American Indian
402+ races
1Hispanic
34.8%Below poverty level
65.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Webster, NC
Children below poverty level:
Webster, North Carolina:
46.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Webster:
23.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Webster:
75.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
52.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
47.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.1%Worked part-time
76.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
72.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
27.3%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
66.7%1970 to 1979
33.3%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.9%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
6.5%1990 to 1994
22.5%1980 to 1989
21.0%1970 to 1979
16.7%1960 to 1969
7.2%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
11.6%1939 or earlier
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