29.4% of Bowdon, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 56.9% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 17.6% of high school graduates and 48.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.2%. For comparison, it was 26.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bowdon, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bowdon:
29.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bowdon:
6.2%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bowdon:
50.6%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bowdon:
27.3%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.2%
Residents above poverty level:
26.5%
Poverty by age in Bowdon, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bowdon,GA (percentage below poverty level)
50.4%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
28.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
43.8%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
23.7%35 to 44 years
24.5%45 to 54 years
22.6%55 to 64 years
4.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bowdon,GA (percentage below poverty level)
34.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
83.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
28.8%18 to 24 years
56.0%25 to 34 years
24.7%35 to 44 years
12.8%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
39.2%65 to 74 years
10.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bowdon,GA (% below half of poverty level)
7.7%Under 6 years
1.2%6 to 11 years
6.8%12 to 17 years
4.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.5%35 to 44 years
21.6%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
7.4%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bowdon, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowdon, GA (%)
15.9%White
59.6%Black
31.6%2+ races
60.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowdon, GA (absolute numbers)
312White
223Black
542+ races
111Hispanic
21.7%Below poverty level
78.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bowdon, GA
Children below poverty level:
Bowdon, Georgia:
33.3%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bowdon:
17.6%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bowdon:
48.7%
Georgia:
24.0%
33.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
66.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
58.8%Worked part-time
41.2%Did not work
33.3%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
66.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
14.1%1970 to 1979
15.6%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
20.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
9.2%1995 to 1998
6.9%1990 to 1994
6.6%1980 to 1989
18.9%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
19.6%1950 to 1959
6.1%1940 to 1949
18.2%1939 or earlier
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