Latest news about poverty in Dyer, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
23.9% of Dyer, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 44.4% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 15.9% of high school graduates and 50.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.7%. For comparison, it was 37.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dyer, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dyer:
23.9%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dyer:
15.7%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dyer:
24.1%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dyer:
22.2%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.7%
Residents above poverty level:
37.9%
Poverty by age in Dyer, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dyer,TN (percentage below poverty level)
19.5%Under 5 years
46.2%5 years
37.8%6 to 11 years
85.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
28.6%16 and 17 years
23.5%18 to 24 years
24.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
20.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
13.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dyer,TN (percentage below poverty level)
10.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
32.0%6 to 11 years
15.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
41.0%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
33.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
44.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
27.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dyer,TN (% below half of poverty level)
21.1%Under 6 years
25.4%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 17 years
22.8%18 to 24 years
22.3%25 to 34 years
19.8%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dyer, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dyer, TN (%)
16.3%White
44.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
18.6%2+ races
4.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dyer, TN (absolute numbers)
263White
243Black
0American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
512+ races
3Hispanic
22.9%Below poverty level
77.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dyer, TN
Children below poverty level:
Dyer, Tennessee:
24.8%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dyer:
15.9%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dyer:
50.0%
Tennessee:
27.9%
2.8%Married-couple family
3.5%Male, no wife present
93.8%Female, no husband present
15.2%Worked full-time, year-round
3.4%Worked part-time
81.5%Did not work
0.0%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
6.7%1980 to 1989
6.7%1970 to 1979
26.7%1960 to 1969
26.7%1950 to 1959
20.0%1940 to 1949
13.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
3.9%1995 to 1998
1.8%1990 to 1994
1.2%1980 to 1989
11.2%1970 to 1979
27.0%1960 to 1969
20.7%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
18.7%1939 or earlier
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