Latest news about poverty in Madison, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.5% of Madison, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 260.5% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 4.0% of high school graduates and 16.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.8%. For comparison, it was 16.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Madison, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
4.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Madison:
1.9%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Madison:
11.4%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Madison:
21.9%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.8%
Residents above poverty level:
16.2%
Poverty by age in Madison, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Madison,AL (percentage below poverty level)
1.1%Under 5 years
1.1%5 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 14 years
18.3%15 years
15.2%16 and 17 years
5.4%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
12.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Madison,AL (percentage below poverty level)
8.5%Under 5 years
10.6%5 years
0.4%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.9%16 and 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
12.2%65 to 74 years
11.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Madison,AL (% below half of poverty level)
2.0%Under 6 years
0.8%6 to 11 years
3.0%12 to 17 years
3.7%18 to 24 years
1.6%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
2.7%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Madison, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, AL (%)
4.2%White
10.2%Black
6.7%American Indian
0.9%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
2.0%2+ races
9.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Madison, AL (absolute numbers)
1,635White
860Black
19American Indian
43Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
1022+ races
372Hispanic
4.7%Below poverty level
95.3%Above poverty level
5.8%Below poverty level
94.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Madison, AL
Children below poverty level:
Madison, Alabama:
4.2%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Madison:
4.0%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Madison:
16.4%
Alabama:
30.1%
44.2%Married-couple family
24.9%Male, no wife present
30.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
12.2%Worked part-time
87.8%Did not work
10.3%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
25.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
6.5%One part-time, other didn't work
57.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.6%1999 to 2000
25.8%1995 to 1998
19.8%1990 to 1994
18.0%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
11.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
3.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.2%1999 to 2000
20.3%1995 to 1998
25.7%1990 to 1994
31.8%1980 to 1989
7.9%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
0.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.7%1939 or earlier
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