18.2% of Big Chimney, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 14.5% of high school graduates and 68.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.6% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Big Chimney, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Big Chimney:
18.2%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Big Chimney:
14.6%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Big Chimney:
36.6%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 7.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Big Chimney:
20.0%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Poverty by age in Big Chimney, WV
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Big Chimney,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%18 to 24 years
70.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
72.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Big Chimney,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%18 to 24 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
34.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Big Chimney, WV
20.2%Below poverty level
79.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Big Chimney, WV
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Big Chimney:
14.5%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Big Chimney:
68.9%
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
1.1%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
11.1%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
12.6%1960 to 1969
15.9%1950 to 1959
16.2%1940 to 1949
16.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
5.5%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
15.7%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
20.2%1950 to 1959
14.0%1940 to 1949
14.4%1939 or earlier
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