Latest news about poverty in Beaufort, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.6% of Beaufort, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 12.4% of high school graduates and 23.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 36.1%. For comparison, it was 36.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Beaufort, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Beaufort:
14.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Beaufort:
5.3%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Beaufort:
27.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Beaufort:
34.4%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
36.1%
Residents above poverty level:
36.6%
Poverty by age in Beaufort, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Beaufort,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
24.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
53.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
29.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
20.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Beaufort,NC (percentage below poverty level)
5.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.4%6 to 11 years
28.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.8%18 to 24 years
15.4%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
14.9%45 to 54 years
22.9%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
26.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Beaufort,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
9.4%6 to 11 years
6.4%12 to 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.6%35 to 44 years
4.1%45 to 54 years
4.2%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
9.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Beaufort, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaufort, NC (%)
18.1%White
15.7%Black
0.0%Other race
15.6%2+ races
11.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaufort, NC (absolute numbers)
639White
80Black
0Other race
632+ races
7Hispanic
19.6%Below poverty level
80.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Beaufort, NC
Children below poverty level:
Beaufort, North Carolina:
11.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Beaufort:
12.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Beaufort:
23.3%
North Carolina:
26.6%
66.7%Married-couple family
16.4%Male, no wife present
17.0%Female, no husband present
0.7%Worked full-time, year-round
21.7%Worked part-time
77.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
13.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
57.0%One part-time, other didn't work
30.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.1%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
9.9%1970 to 1979
35.8%1960 to 1969
22.2%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
13.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
5.0%1995 to 1998
8.2%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
6.5%1960 to 1969
20.5%1950 to 1959
11.9%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
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