39.9% of Yazoo City, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 52.1% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 27.3% of high school graduates and 41.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.6%. For comparison, it was 49.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Yazoo City, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Yazoo City:
39.9%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Yazoo City:
16.1%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Yazoo City:
42.2%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 24.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Yazoo City:
26.8%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.6%
Residents above poverty level:
49.5%
Poverty by age in Yazoo City, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Yazoo City,MS (percentage below poverty level)
92.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
53.0%6 to 11 years
33.0%12 to 14 years
46.0%15 years
51.0%16 and 17 years
32.0%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
30.0%45 to 54 years
44.0%55 to 64 years
25.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Yazoo City,MS (percentage below poverty level)
71.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
44.6%6 to 11 years
69.6%12 to 14 years
56.8%15 years
79.2%16 and 17 years
49.4%18 to 24 years
37.8%25 to 34 years
51.5%35 to 44 years
24.8%45 to 54 years
33.7%55 to 64 years
41.4%65 to 74 years
23.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Yazoo City,MS (% below half of poverty level)
32.3%Under 6 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
22.1%12 to 17 years
24.9%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
17.5%45 to 54 years
21.1%55 to 64 years
8.6%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Yazoo City, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yazoo City, MS (%)
8.0%White
42.0%Black
100.0%Asian
69.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yazoo City, MS (absolute numbers)
60White
3,732Black
1Asian
1622+ races
39.9%Below poverty level
60.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Yazoo City, MS
Children below poverty level:
Yazoo City, Mississippi:
58.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Yazoo City:
27.3%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Yazoo City:
41.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
16.9%Married-couple family
8.3%Male, no wife present
74.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.1%Worked part-time
76.9%Did not work
32.1%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
42.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
25.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
13.0%1980 to 1989
10.4%1970 to 1979
30.6%1960 to 1969
14.8%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
10.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
11.5%1980 to 1989
13.7%1970 to 1979
26.9%1960 to 1969
21.0%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
12.1%1939 or earlier
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