Latest news about poverty in Lanett, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.4% of Lanett, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 14.5% of high school graduates and 13.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.9%. For comparison, it was 35.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lanett, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lanett:
22.4%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lanett:
11.0%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lanett:
13.9%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 22.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lanett:
12.6%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.9%
Residents above poverty level:
35.8%
Poverty by age in Lanett, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lanett,AL (percentage below poverty level)
65.6%Under 5 years
28.4%6 to 11 years
13.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
18.2%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
14.9%55 to 64 years
15.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lanett,AL (percentage below poverty level)
77.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
34.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
21.0%16 and 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
34.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
34.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lanett,AL (% below half of poverty level)
54.7%Under 6 years
5.2%6 to 11 years
27.4%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
13.5%35 to 44 years
4.6%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
8.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lanett, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lanett, AL (%)
11.9%White
21.2%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
77.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lanett, AL (absolute numbers)
134White
990Black
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
02+ races
434Hispanic
21.8%Below poverty level
78.2%Above poverty level
50.3%Below poverty level
49.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lanett, AL
Children below poverty level:
Lanett, Alabama:
49.4%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lanett:
14.5%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lanett:
13.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
20.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
79.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
48.0%Worked part-time
52.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
84.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
2.5%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
22.4%1940 to 1949
33.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
9.4%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
19.1%1950 to 1959
9.3%1940 to 1949
20.2%1939 or earlier
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