33.6% of Kermit, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.7% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 16.7% of high school graduates and 75.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 46.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 18.2%. For comparison, it was 37.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kermit, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kermit:
33.6%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kermit:
14.3%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kermit:
46.4%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 20.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kermit:
35.6%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
18.2%
Residents above poverty level:
37.1%
Poverty by age in Kermit, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kermit,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
33.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
62.0%45 to 54 years
73.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kermit,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
13.3%6 to 11 years
63.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
53.8%25 to 34 years
40.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
42.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kermit,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
45.8%12 to 17 years
37.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
6.2%35 to 44 years
37.5%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kermit, WV
35.5%Below poverty level
64.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kermit, WV
Children below poverty level:
Kermit, West Virginia:
25.4%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kermit:
16.7%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kermit:
75.0%
West Virginia:
33.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
63.6%Male, no wife present
36.4%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
50.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
25.0%1995 to 1998
11.5%1990 to 1994
13.5%1980 to 1989
7.7%1970 to 1979
5.8%1960 to 1969
5.8%1950 to 1959
17.3%1940 to 1949
13.5%1939 or earlier
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