Latest news about poverty in Edenton, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
36.6% of Edenton, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 65.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 23.8% of high school graduates and 73.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 71.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.0%. For comparison, it was 32.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Edenton, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Edenton:
36.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Edenton:
14.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Edenton:
71.7%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 7.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Edenton:
32.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.0%
Residents above poverty level:
32.1%
Poverty by age in Edenton, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Edenton,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
76.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
28.0%45 to 54 years
57.0%55 to 64 years
35.0%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Edenton,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
89.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
44.0%18 to 24 years
53.0%25 to 34 years
51.0%35 to 44 years
43.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
34.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Edenton,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
42.2%6 to 11 years
83.5%12 to 17 years
73.5%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
26.9%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
22.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Edenton, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Edenton, NC (%)
13.6%White
49.6%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Edenton, NC (absolute numbers)
239White
1,210Black
35.0%Below poverty level
65.0%Above poverty level
61.0%Below poverty level
39.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Edenton, NC
Children below poverty level:
Edenton, North Carolina:
52.4%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Edenton:
23.8%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Edenton:
73.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
17.8%Married-couple family
16.2%Male, no wife present
66.1%Female, no husband present
12.3%Worked full-time, year-round
22.7%Worked part-time
65.0%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
60.3%One part-time, other didn't work
39.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
23.6%1999 to 2000
12.3%1995 to 1998
7.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
33.0%1970 to 1979
23.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
1.4%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
9.4%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
11.5%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
32.7%1939 or earlier
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