23.5% of Gadsden, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.5% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 17.4% of high school graduates and 57.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.3% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Gadsden, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gadsden:
23.5%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gadsden:
2.9%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gadsden:
29.3%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 36.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gadsden:
49.1%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Poverty by age in Gadsden, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gadsden,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
45.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
56.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gadsden,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
67.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
26.5%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
45.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gadsden,SC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
17.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gadsden, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gadsden, SC (%)
0.0%White
26.6%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gadsden, SC (absolute numbers)
314Black
22.5%Below poverty level
77.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gadsden, SC
Children below poverty level:
Gadsden, South Carolina:
0.0%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gadsden:
17.4%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gadsden:
57.1%
South Carolina:
28.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
68.4%Male, no wife present
31.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
13.8%1980 to 1989
21.9%1970 to 1979
18.9%1960 to 1969
16.6%1950 to 1959
7.9%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
11.3%1995 to 1998
9.6%1990 to 1994
17.7%1980 to 1989
19.0%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
12.4%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
5.4%1939 or earlier
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