31.7% of Mount Airy, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 21.9% of high school graduates and 62.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 44.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.6%. For comparison, it was 21.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Airy, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Airy:
31.7%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Airy:
9.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Airy:
44.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Airy:
27.5%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.6%
Residents above poverty level:
21.4%
Poverty by age in Mount Airy, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Airy,NC (percentage below poverty level)
64.2%Under 5 years
66.7%5 years
64.7%6 to 11 years
72.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.5%18 to 24 years
21.9%25 to 34 years
62.0%35 to 44 years
10.8%45 to 54 years
20.9%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
24.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Airy,NC (percentage below poverty level)
60.1%Under 5 years
51.9%5 years
54.9%6 to 11 years
55.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
44.9%16 and 17 years
24.3%18 to 24 years
50.3%25 to 34 years
35.5%35 to 44 years
37.3%45 to 54 years
40.9%55 to 64 years
25.2%65 to 74 years
31.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Airy,NC (% below half of poverty level)
14.5%Under 6 years
34.9%6 to 11 years
8.5%12 to 17 years
6.6%18 to 24 years
19.1%25 to 34 years
8.2%35 to 44 years
4.5%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Airy, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Airy, NC (%)
29.1%White
34.0%Black
87.3%American Indian
65.6%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
48.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Airy, NC (absolute numbers)
2,407White
342Black
30American Indian
137Asian
0Native Hawaiian
1512+ races
34.0%Below poverty level
66.0%Above poverty level
21.2%Below poverty level
78.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Airy, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Airy, North Carolina:
47.7%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Airy:
21.9%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Airy:
62.2%
North Carolina:
26.6%
10.6%Married-couple family
5.9%Male, no wife present
83.5%Female, no husband present
14.9%Worked full-time, year-round
14.5%Worked part-time
70.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.1%One full-time, other part-time
16.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
76.9%Both didn't 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
6.9%1970 to 1979
14.2%1960 to 1969
26.0%1950 to 1959
29.1%1940 to 1949
23.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
6.8%1980 to 1989
9.1%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
24.2%1950 to 1959
11.9%1940 to 1949
24.2%1939 or earlier
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