Latest news about poverty in Garner, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.4% of Garner, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 135.6% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 4.5% of high school graduates and 21.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 94.1%. For comparison, it was 27.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Garner, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Garner:
5.4%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Garner:
2.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Garner:
10.7%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 10.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Garner:
22.2%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
94.1%
Residents above poverty level:
27.2%
Poverty by age in Garner, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Garner,NC (percentage below poverty level)
2.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.9%12 to 14 years
1.0%15 years
28.6%16 and 17 years
3.9%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
7.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Garner,NC (percentage below poverty level)
1.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
15.2%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
12.6%65 to 74 years
14.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Garner,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
3.6%18 to 24 years
1.4%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Garner, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Garner, NC (%)
4.1%White
6.7%Black
1.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
1.3%2+ races
8.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Garner, NC (absolute numbers)
773White
526Black
2American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
462+ races
309Hispanic
4.6%Below poverty level
95.4%Above poverty level
8.9%Below poverty level
91.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Garner, NC
Children below poverty level:
Garner, North Carolina:
2.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Garner:
4.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
