Latest news about poverty in Fletcher, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.3% of Fletcher, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 74.7% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 4.9% of high school graduates and 34.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 33.8%. For comparison, it was 12.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fletcher, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fletcher:
7.3%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fletcher:
2.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fletcher:
11.0%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fletcher:
22.5%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
33.8%
Residents above poverty level:
12.0%
Poverty by age in Fletcher, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fletcher,NC (percentage below poverty level)
14.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.6%6 to 11 years
58.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.6%35 to 44 years
15.2%45 to 54 years
15.8%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fletcher,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
26.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
23.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
23.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fletcher,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
0.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fletcher, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fletcher, NC (%)
7.5%White
0.0%Black
28.7%Asian
0.0%Other race
31.7%2+ races
14.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fletcher, NC (absolute numbers)
472White
0Black
89Asian
0Other race
1572+ races
87Hispanic
8.5%Below poverty level
91.5%Above poverty level
12.7%Below poverty level
87.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fletcher, NC
Children below poverty level:
Fletcher, North Carolina:
3.6%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fletcher:
4.9%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fletcher:
34.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
5.6%Worked full-time, year-round
42.8%Worked part-time
51.6%Did not work
30.0%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
20.8%One part-time, other didn't work
49.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.8%1999 to 2000
16.2%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
24.3%1980 to 1989
5.4%1970 to 1979
6.8%1960 to 1969
14.9%1950 to 1959
20.3%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
9.4%1999 to 2000
31.1%1995 to 1998
7.5%1990 to 1994
24.1%1980 to 1989
19.3%1970 to 1979
3.5%1960 to 1969
0.6%1950 to 1959
2.2%1940 to 1949
2.3%1939 or earlier
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