Latest news about poverty in Chester, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
23.8% of Chester, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.4% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 19.7% of high school graduates and 32.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 46.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.7%. For comparison, it was 38.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chester, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chester:
23.8%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chester:
9.5%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chester:
46.0%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chester:
27.6%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.7%
Residents above poverty level:
38.3%
Poverty by age in Chester, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chester,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
23.1%5 years
15.2%6 to 11 years
57.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
20.9%18 to 24 years
16.9%25 to 34 years
33.0%35 to 44 years
23.7%45 to 54 years
19.6%55 to 64 years
11.6%65 to 74 years
26.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chester,SC (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
90.0%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
74.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
29.0%45 to 54 years
35.0%55 to 64 years
24.0%65 to 74 years
14.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chester,SC (% below half of poverty level)
14.1%Under 6 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 17 years
11.4%18 to 24 years
11.4%25 to 34 years
9.7%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
15.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chester, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, SC (%)
10.9%White
31.4%Black
0.0%Asian
46.2%2+ races
16.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chester, SC (absolute numbers)
206White
991Black
0Asian
352+ races
12Hispanic
23.2%Below poverty level
76.8%Above poverty level
45.5%Below poverty level
54.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chester, SC
Children below poverty level:
Chester, South Carolina:
31.0%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chester:
19.7%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chester:
32.1%
South Carolina:
28.6%
5.8%Married-couple family
15.7%Male, no wife present
78.5%Female, no husband present
3.3%Worked full-time, year-round
3.3%Worked part-time
93.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
46.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
26.7%One part-time, other didn't work
26.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
25.5%1970 to 1979
22.2%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
12.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
4.2%1980 to 1989
14.8%1970 to 1979
16.4%1960 to 1969
14.9%1950 to 1959
11.7%1940 to 1949
30.1%1939 or earlier
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