22.2% of Beaumont, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 15.5% of high school graduates and 84.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 37.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 32.2%. For comparison, it was 17.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Beaumont, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Beaumont:
22.2%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Beaumont:
5.1%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Beaumont:
37.1%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 51.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Beaumont:
74.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
32.2%
Residents above poverty level:
17.2%
Poverty by age in Beaumont, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Beaumont,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
53.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
35.9%45 to 54 years
34.0%55 to 64 years
58.5%65 to 74 years
50.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Beaumont,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
46.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.8%45 to 54 years
36.1%55 to 64 years
95.6%65 to 74 years
44.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Beaumont,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
25.7%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Beaumont, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaumont, MS (%)
27.4%White
33.1%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaumont, MS (absolute numbers)
101White
85Black
29.1%Below poverty level
70.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Beaumont, MS
Children below poverty level:
Beaumont, Mississippi:
14.0%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Beaumont:
15.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Beaumont:
84.1%
Mississippi:
33.2%
77.8%Married-couple family
11.1%Male, no wife present
11.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
10.8%1995 to 1998
8.6%1990 to 1994
23.7%1980 to 1989
34.4%1970 to 1979
4.3%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
11.8%1940 to 1949
4.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.4%1999 to 2000
4.9%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
18.0%1980 to 1989
31.2%1970 to 1979
15.1%1960 to 1969
14.6%1950 to 1959
1.0%1940 to 1949
5.4%1939 or earlier
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