26.7% of Mount Olive, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 52.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 14.1% of high school graduates and 37.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 88.0%. For comparison, it was 36.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Olive, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
26.7%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
10.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Olive:
34.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Olive:
22.2%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
88.0%
Residents above poverty level:
36.1%
Poverty by age in Mount Olive, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Olive,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
62.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
45.0%16 and 17 years
52.0%18 to 24 years
7.0%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
34.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Olive,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
59.0%6 to 11 years
66.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
57.0%25 to 34 years
37.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
18.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Olive,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
40.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
19.5%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
19.8%35 to 44 years
0.2%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Olive, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, NC (%)
26.0%White
27.1%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
90.5%Other race
10.7%2+ races
53.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, NC (absolute numbers)
313White
523Black
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
160Other race
222+ races
146Hispanic
28.0%Below poverty level
72.0%Above poverty level
20.8%Below poverty level
79.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Olive, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Olive, North Carolina:
57.2%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Olive:
14.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Olive:
37.4%
North Carolina:
26.6%
6.8%Married-couple family
13.6%Male, no wife present
79.6%Female, no husband present
4.7%Worked full-time, year-round
36.1%Worked part-time
59.2%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.7%1995 to 1998
10.8%1990 to 1994
20.8%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
22.5%1960 to 1969
10.8%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
23.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
7.8%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
9.5%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
13.9%1960 to 1969
22.1%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
23.3%1939 or earlier
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