46.3% of Mound Bayou, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.7% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 38.4% of high school graduates and 60.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.9%. For comparison, it was 49.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mound Bayou, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mound Bayou:
46.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mound Bayou:
17.9%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mound Bayou:
36.5%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mound Bayou:
13.5%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.9%
Residents above poverty level:
49.5%
Poverty by age in Mound Bayou, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mound Bayou,MS (percentage below poverty level)
65.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
96.0%6 to 11 years
61.0%12 to 14 years
80.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
38.0%25 to 34 years
32.0%35 to 44 years
30.0%45 to 54 years
54.0%55 to 64 years
33.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mound Bayou,MS (percentage below poverty level)
42.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
88.0%6 to 11 years
63.0%12 to 14 years
31.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
71.0%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
72.0%45 to 54 years
31.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
38.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mound Bayou,MS (% below half of poverty level)
36.0%Under 6 years
38.6%6 to 11 years
21.6%12 to 17 years
4.6%18 to 24 years
28.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
12.9%45 to 54 years
11.9%55 to 64 years
13.3%65 to 74 years
16.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mound Bayou, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mound Bayou, MS (%)
45.6%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mound Bayou, MS (absolute numbers)
701Black
46.2%Below poverty level
53.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mound Bayou, MS
Children below poverty level:
Mound Bayou, Mississippi:
70.5%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mound Bayou:
38.4%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mound Bayou:
60.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
28.1%Married-couple family
7.9%Male, no wife present
64.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.9%Worked part-time
94.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
11.1%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both worked part-time
19.4%One part-time, other didn't work
36.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
12.5%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
12.5%1980 to 1989
30.8%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
6.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.8%1999 to 2000
3.3%1995 to 1998
8.5%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
34.4%1970 to 1979
21.9%1960 to 1969
5.6%1950 to 1959
1.5%1940 to 1949
3.0%1939 or earlier
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