7.9% of Lake Lure, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.1% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. The poverty rate was 13.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.7%. For comparison, it was 14.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lake Lure, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lake Lure:
7.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lake Lure:
4.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lake Lure:
13.0%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lake Lure:
29.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.7%
Residents above poverty level:
14.0%
Poverty by age in Lake Lure, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lake Lure,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
4.9%18 to 24 years
19.4%25 to 34 years
22.0%35 to 44 years
36.7%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lake Lure,NC (percentage below poverty level)
27.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lake Lure,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
7.1%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
19.7%25 to 34 years
9.9%35 to 44 years
9.3%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lake Lure, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake Lure, NC (%)
8.4%White
0.0%American Indian
17.3%Native Hawaiian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake Lure, NC (absolute numbers)
123White
7.8%Below poverty level
92.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lake Lure, NC
Children below poverty level:
Lake Lure, North Carolina:
6.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lake Lure:
8.3%
North Carolina:
8.9%
76.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
23.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.3%Worked part-time
81.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
61.5%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
38.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
20.6%1995 to 1998
14.7%1990 to 1994
17.6%1980 to 1989
17.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
11.8%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.9%1999 to 2000
14.7%1995 to 1998
11.6%1990 to 1994
26.9%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
6.5%1960 to 1969
10.1%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
5.7%1939 or earlier
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