21.8% of Roxie, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.0% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 22.1% of high school graduates and 31.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 53.3%. For comparison, it was 10.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Roxie, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Roxie:
21.8%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Roxie:
4.7%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Roxie:
28.5%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Roxie:
18.8%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
53.3%
Residents above poverty level:
10.8%
Poverty by age in Roxie, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Roxie,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
21.0%35 to 44 years
50.0%45 to 54 years
29.0%55 to 64 years
91.0%65 to 74 years
37.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Roxie,MS (percentage below poverty level)
7.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
46.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
32.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
38.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
47.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Roxie,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
14.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Roxie, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Roxie, MS (%)
17.0%White
28.8%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Roxie, MS (absolute numbers)
87White
94Black
21.7%Below poverty level
78.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Roxie, MS
Children below poverty level:
Roxie, Mississippi:
18.5%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Roxie:
22.1%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Roxie:
31.4%
Mississippi:
33.2%
23.5%Married-couple family
58.0%Male, no wife present
18.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.8%Worked part-time
81.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
44.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
55.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
40.6%1980 to 1989
31.2%1970 to 1979
15.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
3.1%1940 to 1949
3.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
26.4%1970 to 1979
13.6%1960 to 1969
15.2%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
16.8%1939 or earlier
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