Latest news about poverty in Greenville, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.2% of Greenville, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.5% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 21.7% of high school graduates and 44.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.0%. For comparison, it was 38.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greenville, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
32.2%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
13.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greenville:
35.3%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 24.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greenville:
28.5%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.0%
Residents above poverty level:
38.1%
Poverty by age in Greenville, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greenville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
47.0%Under 5 years
8.5%5 years
65.0%6 to 11 years
41.5%12 to 14 years
93.0%15 years
35.6%16 and 17 years
34.4%18 to 24 years
15.6%25 to 34 years
22.9%35 to 44 years
23.7%45 to 54 years
26.6%55 to 64 years
14.7%65 to 74 years
15.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greenville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
32.4%Under 5 years
27.4%5 years
54.7%6 to 11 years
49.6%12 to 14 years
45.4%15 years
49.4%16 and 17 years
24.3%18 to 24 years
45.8%25 to 34 years
26.0%35 to 44 years
29.3%45 to 54 years
30.4%55 to 64 years
34.8%65 to 74 years
18.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greenville,MS (% below half of poverty level)
16.5%Under 6 years
36.1%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 17 years
15.0%18 to 24 years
12.2%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
7.9%45 to 54 years
7.3%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greenville, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, MS (%)
7.1%White
36.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
3.7%Asian
0.0%Other race
22.1%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, MS (absolute numbers)
293White
8,489Black
32.4%Below poverty level
67.6%Above poverty level
5.3%Below poverty level
94.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greenville, MS
Children below poverty level:
Greenville, Mississippi:
48.3%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greenville:
21.7%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greenville:
44.4%
Mississippi:
33.2%
18.6%Married-couple family
14.5%Male, no wife present
66.9%Female, no husband present
8.1%Worked full-time, year-round
16.2%Worked part-time
75.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
26.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
7.7%One part-time, other didn't work
65.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.2%1995 to 1998
0.7%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
18.9%1970 to 1979
20.0%1960 to 1969
24.0%1950 to 1959
14.8%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
11.6%1980 to 1989
22.2%1970 to 1979
23.9%1960 to 1969
23.4%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
7.0%1939 or earlier
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