16.4% of Bostic, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 12.2% of high school graduates and 34.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.1%. For comparison, it was 24.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bostic, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bostic:
16.4%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bostic:
6.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bostic:
41.9%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bostic:
52.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.1%
Residents above poverty level:
24.7%
Poverty by age in Bostic, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bostic,NC (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
36.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
42.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bostic,NC (percentage below poverty level)
11.1%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
22.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bostic,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
25.5%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bostic, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bostic, NC (%)
15.4%White
19.2%Black
0.0%Asian
42.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bostic, NC (absolute numbers)
42White
4Black
0Asian
52+ races
15.9%Below poverty level
84.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bostic, NC
Children below poverty level:
Bostic, North Carolina:
20.4%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bostic:
12.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school: