10.5% of Pleasant Garden, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.2% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 12.4% of high school graduates and 1.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.8%. For comparison, it was 15.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pleasant Garden, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pleasant Garden:
10.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pleasant Garden:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pleasant Garden:
20.6%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pleasant Garden:
38.2%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.8%
Residents above poverty level:
15.0%
Poverty by age in Pleasant Garden, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pleasant Garden,NC (percentage below poverty level)
6.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
42.3%35 to 44 years
25.9%45 to 54 years
3.2%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
18.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pleasant Garden,NC (percentage below poverty level)
11.5%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
81.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
20.9%35 to 44 years
16.3%45 to 54 years
24.9%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
13.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pleasant Garden,NC (% below half of poverty level)
8.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.3%25 to 34 years
24.4%35 to 44 years
12.9%45 to 54 years
0.3%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pleasant Garden, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pleasant Garden, NC (%)
9.7%White
25.2%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.7%2+ races
7.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pleasant Garden, NC (absolute numbers)
383White
131Black
11.5%Below poverty level
88.5%Above poverty level
14.8%Below poverty level
85.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pleasant Garden, NC
Children below poverty level:
Pleasant Garden, North Carolina:
10.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pleasant Garden:
12.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pleasant Garden:
1.7%
North Carolina:
26.6%
27.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
73.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
8.2%Worked part-time
91.8%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
28.9%1995 to 1998
15.8%1990 to 1994
3.3%1980 to 1989
11.8%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
30.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.4%1999 to 2000
20.2%1995 to 1998
6.1%1990 to 1994
20.0%1980 to 1989
19.3%1970 to 1979
13.8%1960 to 1969
7.4%1950 to 1959
4.0%1940 to 1949
4.8%1939 or earlier
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