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15.5% of Jasper, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.0% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 11.1% of high school graduates and 24.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.5%. For comparison, it was 24.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jasper, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jasper:
15.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jasper:
7.3%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jasper:
15.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jasper:
18.0%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.5%
Residents above poverty level:
24.0%
Poverty by age in Jasper, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jasper,AL (percentage below poverty level)
7.3%Under 5 years
27.7%5 years
37.7%6 to 11 years
25.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.2%16 and 17 years
25.1%18 to 24 years
6.2%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
9.2%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
11.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jasper,AL (percentage below poverty level)
38.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.0%6 to 11 years
35.2%12 to 14 years
27.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.2%18 to 24 years
20.5%25 to 34 years
28.5%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
8.1%55 to 64 years
7.4%65 to 74 years
11.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jasper,AL (% below half of poverty level)
4.3%Under 6 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
10.7%12 to 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
13.2%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jasper, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jasper, AL (%)
12.5%White
42.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
9.4%Other race
36.0%2+ races
5.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jasper, AL (absolute numbers)
1,393White
574Black
0American Indian
0Asian
43Other race
2572+ races
40Hispanic
16.3%Below poverty level
83.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jasper, AL
Children below poverty level:
Jasper, Alabama:
22.7%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jasper:
11.1%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jasper:
24.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
9.6%Married-couple family
1.7%Male, no wife present
88.7%Female, no husband present
4.4%Worked full-time, year-round
39.3%Worked part-time
56.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
47.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
12.5%One part-time, other didn't work
40.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
22.7%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
14.4%1940 to 1949
15.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
9.4%1995 to 1998
8.8%1990 to 1994
12.9%1980 to 1989
21.8%1970 to 1979
14.4%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
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