24.2% of Wadesboro, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 18.2% of high school graduates and 25.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 96.2%. For comparison, it was 41.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wadesboro, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wadesboro:
24.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wadesboro:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wadesboro:
20.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 22.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wadesboro:
18.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
96.2%
Residents above poverty level:
41.7%
Poverty by age in Wadesboro, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wadesboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
76.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
62.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
27.0%65 to 74 years
34.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wadesboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
28.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
44.0%6 to 11 years
29.0%12 to 14 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
26.0%18 to 24 years
57.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wadesboro,NC (% below half of poverty level)
12.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
25.6%12 to 17 years
8.7%18 to 24 years
2.7%25 to 34 years
12.7%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
10.5%65 to 74 years
19.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wadesboro, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadesboro, NC (%)
4.5%White
30.1%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
23.2%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadesboro, NC (absolute numbers)
51White
1,000Black
24.1%Below poverty level
75.9%Above poverty level
1.9%Below poverty level
98.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wadesboro, NC
Children below poverty level:
Wadesboro, North Carolina:
43.4%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wadesboro:
18.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wadesboro:
25.1%
North Carolina:
26.6%
3.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
96.3%Female, no husband present
0.3%Worked full-time, year-round
13.3%Worked part-time
86.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
100.0%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
0.0%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
10.7%1980 to 1989
3.3%1970 to 1979
22.1%1960 to 1969
13.1%1950 to 1959
20.5%1940 to 1949
30.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
4.9%1980 to 1989
11.5%1970 to 1979
13.4%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
31.3%1939 or earlier
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