Latest news about poverty in Fairhope, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.7% of Fairhope, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 51.1% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 10.2% of high school graduates and 15.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 37.5%. For comparison, it was 9.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairhope, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairhope:
10.7%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairhope:
4.2%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairhope:
20.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairhope:
23.9%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
37.5%
Residents above poverty level:
9.3%
Poverty by age in Fairhope, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairhope,AL (percentage below poverty level)
20.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.2%6 to 11 years
38.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
1.8%16 and 17 years
12.8%18 to 24 years
23.5%25 to 34 years
7.6%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
19.3%55 to 64 years
9.8%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairhope,AL (percentage below poverty level)
12.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
19.4%12 to 14 years
36.0%15 years
5.0%16 and 17 years
30.2%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
17.1%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
32.1%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairhope,AL (% below half of poverty level)
7.1%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
7.4%12 to 17 years
17.6%18 to 24 years
4.3%25 to 34 years
2.7%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairhope, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairhope, AL (%)
11.1%White
49.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
2.6%Other race
10.5%2+ races
4.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairhope, AL (absolute numbers)
2,342White
494Black
0American Indian
0Asian
16Other race
752+ races
45Hispanic
13.9%Below poverty level
86.1%Above poverty level
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairhope, AL
Children below poverty level:
Fairhope, Alabama:
12.7%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairhope:
10.2%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fairhope:
15.5%
Alabama:
30.1%
66.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
33.4%Female, no husband present
6.1%Worked full-time, year-round
12.0%Worked part-time
81.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
2.5%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
45.3%Both worked part-time
16.1%One part-time, other didn't work
36.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.5%1999 to 2000
14.4%1995 to 1998
21.6%1990 to 1994
20.3%1980 to 1989
11.7%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
7.7%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
7.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.0%1999 to 2000
16.2%1995 to 1998
16.9%1990 to 1994
12.9%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
10.7%1960 to 1969
7.2%1950 to 1959
5.9%1940 to 1949
11.2%1939 or earlier
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