16.6% of Greensburg, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 14.3% of high school graduates and 29.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.4%. For comparison, it was 42.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greensburg, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greensburg:
16.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greensburg:
4.5%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greensburg:
25.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 26.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greensburg:
46.1%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.4%
Residents above poverty level:
42.3%
Poverty by age in Greensburg, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greensburg,KY (percentage below poverty level)
7.2%Under 5 years
44.4%5 years
23.1%6 to 11 years
17.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
22.9%18 to 24 years
12.8%25 to 34 years
11.7%35 to 44 years
14.7%45 to 54 years
23.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
44.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greensburg,KY (percentage below poverty level)
16.3%Under 5 years
25.8%5 years
15.7%6 to 11 years
8.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
24.4%16 and 17 years
16.7%18 to 24 years
13.5%25 to 34 years
19.4%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
14.7%55 to 64 years
29.1%65 to 74 years
16.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greensburg,KY (% below half of poverty level)
4.1%Under 6 years
14.7%6 to 11 years
3.7%12 to 17 years
0.8%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greensburg, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greensburg, KY (%)
18.0%White
100.0%Black
66.0%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
22.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greensburg, KY (absolute numbers)
340White
11Black
2American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
162+ races
17.0%Below poverty level
83.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greensburg, KY
Children below poverty level:
Greensburg, Kentucky:
15.7%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greensburg:
14.3%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greensburg:
29.6%
Kentucky:
33.5%
61.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
38.2%Female, no husband present
2.3%Worked full-time, year-round
10.2%Worked part-time
87.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
31.6%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
31.6%One part-time, other didn't work
36.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
22.4%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
20.4%1950 to 1959
16.3%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
12.0%1980 to 1989
16.9%1970 to 1979
22.7%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
13.9%1939 or earlier
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