Latest news about poverty in Ahoskie, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
23.9% of Ahoskie, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.5% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 19.2% of high school graduates and 35.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 87.9%. For comparison, it was 44.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ahoskie, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ahoskie:
23.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ahoskie:
10.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ahoskie:
31.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ahoskie:
23.5%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
87.9%
Residents above poverty level:
44.1%
Poverty by age in Ahoskie, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ahoskie,NC (percentage below poverty level)
35.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.1%6 to 11 years
15.1%12 to 14 years
9.2%15 years
26.2%16 and 17 years
36.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
18.6%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
16.8%55 to 64 years
27.0%65 to 74 years
7.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ahoskie,NC (percentage below poverty level)
48.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
32.0%6 to 11 years
7.0%12 to 14 years
3.0%15 years
9.0%16 and 17 years
30.0%18 to 24 years
22.0%25 to 34 years
35.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
16.0%55 to 64 years
32.0%65 to 74 years
30.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ahoskie,NC (% below half of poverty level)
26.2%Under 6 years
17.4%6 to 11 years
5.2%12 to 17 years
8.7%18 to 24 years
11.4%25 to 34 years
17.8%35 to 44 years
7.9%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
2.7%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ahoskie, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ahoskie, NC (%)
8.0%White
26.3%Black
68.8%American Indian
42.5%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
6.7%Other race
33.4%2+ races
2.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ahoskie, NC (absolute numbers)
89White
722Black
43American Indian
66Asian
0Native Hawaiian
8Other race
1052+ races
8Hispanic
22.6%Below poverty level
77.4%Above poverty level
27.4%Below poverty level
72.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ahoskie, NC
Children below poverty level:
Ahoskie, North Carolina:
23.3%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ahoskie:
19.2%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ahoskie:
35.5%
North Carolina:
26.6%
13.5%Married-couple family
15.6%Male, no wife present
70.8%Female, no husband present
2.4%Worked full-time, year-round
15.7%Worked part-time
82.0%Did not work
24.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
36.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
40.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
18.6%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
17.4%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
24.4%1950 to 1959
18.6%1940 to 1949
10.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
5.5%1990 to 1994
9.5%1980 to 1989
10.9%1970 to 1979
17.5%1960 to 1969
28.1%1950 to 1959
16.8%1940 to 1949
10.9%1939 or earlier
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