27.0% of Pickens, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.0% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 16.6% of high school graduates and 69.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.3%. For comparison, it was 26.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pickens, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pickens:
27.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pickens:
4.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pickens:
27.9%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 44.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pickens:
46.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.3%
Residents above poverty level:
26.7%
Poverty by age in Pickens, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pickens,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
32.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
39.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
44.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
28.0%45 to 54 years
70.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
55.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pickens,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
21.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
38.0%65 to 74 years
82.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pickens,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pickens, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pickens, MS (%)
0.0%White
27.7%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pickens, MS (absolute numbers)
270Black
26.9%Below poverty level
73.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pickens, MS
Children below poverty level:
Pickens, Mississippi:
28.6%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pickens:
16.6%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pickens:
69.2%
Mississippi:
33.2%
42.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
57.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
84.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
10.8%1995 to 1998
10.8%1990 to 1994
9.0%1980 to 1989
31.5%1970 to 1979
18.9%1960 to 1969
8.1%1950 to 1959
1.8%1940 to 1949
6.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
9.0%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
31.6%1970 to 1979
23.1%1960 to 1969
6.8%1950 to 1959
1.3%1940 to 1949
9.0%1939 or earlier
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