23.0% of Cave Spring, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 45.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 16.8% of high school graduates and 43.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 39.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 55.6%. For comparison, it was 15.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cave Spring, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cave Spring:
23.0%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cave Spring:
5.0%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cave Spring:
39.7%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cave Spring:
38.8%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
55.6%
Residents above poverty level:
15.3%
Poverty by age in Cave Spring, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cave Spring,GA (percentage below poverty level)
12.5%Under 5 years
11.1%6 to 11 years
69.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
16.7%25 to 34 years
46.9%35 to 44 years
22.4%45 to 54 years
19.7%55 to 64 years
38.9%65 to 74 years
23.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cave Spring,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
57.1%6 to 11 years
44.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.5%25 to 34 years
12.5%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
57.9%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cave Spring,GA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
9.5%6 to 11 years
9.5%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cave Spring, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cave Spring, GA (%)
25.4%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
15.9%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cave Spring, GA (absolute numbers)
197White
0Black
0American Indian
82+ races
19.3%Below poverty level
80.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cave Spring, GA
Children below poverty level:
Cave Spring, Georgia:
21.4%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cave Spring:
16.8%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cave Spring:
43.3%
Georgia:
24.0%
58.0%Married-couple family
30.0%Male, no wife present
12.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.4%Worked part-time
94.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
37.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
63.0%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
31.6%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
15.8%1960 to 1969
26.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
26.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
25.4%1970 to 1979
18.6%1960 to 1969
11.7%1950 to 1959
3.8%1940 to 1949
26.9%1939 or earlier
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