14.1% of Wingate, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.6% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 10.2% of high school graduates and 10.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 46.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.6%. For comparison, it was 24.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wingate, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wingate:
14.1%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wingate:
6.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wingate:
46.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 6.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wingate:
35.9%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.6%
Residents above poverty level:
24.1%
Poverty by age in Wingate, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wingate,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.5%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.1%16 and 17 years
34.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wingate,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
37.5%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
0.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
77.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wingate,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
30.2%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wingate, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wingate, NC (%)
35.7%White
3.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
7.0%Other race
10.8%2+ races
2.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wingate, NC (absolute numbers)
341White
21Black
0American Indian
0Asian
40Other race
142+ races
31Hispanic
16.4%Below poverty level
83.6%Above poverty level
2.1%Below poverty level
97.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wingate, NC
Children below poverty level:
Wingate, North Carolina:
3.0%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wingate:
10.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wingate:
10.6%
North Carolina:
26.6%
43.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
56.8%Female, no husband present
3.5%Worked full-time, year-round
50.5%Worked part-time
46.0%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
50.0%One part-time, other didn't work
50.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
17.4%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
19.6%1970 to 1979
34.8%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
15.2%1940 to 1949
8.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
5.0%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
18.8%1980 to 1989
36.5%1970 to 1979
19.7%1960 to 1969
5.0%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
4.3%1939 or earlier
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