33.9% of Fairmont, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 20.9% of high school graduates and 34.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.9%. For comparison, it was 30.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairmont, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairmont:
33.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairmont:
17.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairmont:
33.3%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 21.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairmont:
21.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.9%
Residents above poverty level:
30.5%
Poverty by age in Fairmont, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairmont,NC (percentage below poverty level)
91.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
69.0%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 14 years
20.0%15 years
69.0%16 and 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
50.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
18.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairmont,NC (percentage below poverty level)
85.9%Under 5 years
69.7%6 to 11 years
70.6%12 to 14 years
87.5%15 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
53.4%18 to 24 years
42.5%25 to 34 years
39.7%35 to 44 years
19.3%45 to 54 years
20.8%55 to 64 years
13.9%65 to 74 years
27.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairmont,NC (% below half of poverty level)
55.0%Under 6 years
37.2%6 to 11 years
37.4%12 to 17 years
19.6%18 to 24 years
14.1%25 to 34 years
19.8%35 to 44 years
16.8%45 to 54 years
6.2%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
7.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairmont, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairmont, NC (%)
8.9%White
39.9%Black
43.2%American Indian
35.2%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairmont, NC (absolute numbers)
54White
530Black
212American Indian
122+ races
33.4%Below poverty level
66.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairmont, NC
Children below poverty level:
Fairmont, North Carolina:
70.4%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairmont:
20.9%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fairmont:
34.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
10.7%Married-couple family
11.8%Male, no wife present
77.5%Female, no husband present
6.8%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
93.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
16.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
44.4%One part-time, other didn't work
38.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.1%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
4.1%1980 to 1989
7.2%1970 to 1979
16.5%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
19.6%1940 to 1949
30.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.5%1980 to 1989
18.3%1970 to 1979
19.3%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
24.0%1939 or earlier
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