Latest news about poverty in Myrtle, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.4% of Myrtle, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.1% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 8.5% of high school graduates and 23.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.4%. For comparison, it was 35.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Myrtle, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Myrtle:
18.4%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Myrtle:
10.3%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Myrtle:
18.6%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Myrtle:
16.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.4%
Residents above poverty level:
35.8%
Poverty by age in Myrtle, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Myrtle,MS (percentage below poverty level)
30.0%Under 5 years
22.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
87.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
53.8%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
18.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Myrtle,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
92.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
43.0%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
25.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Myrtle,MS (% below half of poverty level)
40.0%Under 6 years
22.2%6 to 11 years
23.2%12 to 17 years
33.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
13.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Myrtle, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Myrtle, MS (%)
15.8%White
22.8%Black
56.2%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Myrtle, MS (absolute numbers)
67White
56Black
62+ races
18.5%Below poverty level
81.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Myrtle, MS
Children below poverty level:
Myrtle, Mississippi:
26.9%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Myrtle:
8.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Myrtle:
23.4%
Mississippi:
33.2%
50.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
13.2%Worked full-time, year-round
7.9%Worked part-time
78.9%Did not work
66.7%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
33.3%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
20.0%1970 to 1979
20.0%1960 to 1969
30.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
30.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
2.7%1995 to 1998
9.6%1990 to 1994
15.1%1980 to 1989
17.8%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
9.6%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
24.7%1939 or earlier
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