Latest news about poverty in Belhaven, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
37.8% of Belhaven, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 66.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 28.4% of high school graduates and 24.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.0%. For comparison, it was 40.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Belhaven, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Belhaven:
37.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Belhaven:
13.3%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Belhaven:
21.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 35.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Belhaven:
15.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.0%
Residents above poverty level:
40.9%
Poverty by age in Belhaven, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Belhaven,NC (percentage below poverty level)
96.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
82.0%6 to 11 years
29.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
14.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Belhaven,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
86.0%5 years
85.0%6 to 11 years
76.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
91.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%18 to 24 years
76.0%25 to 34 years
48.0%35 to 44 years
39.0%45 to 54 years
42.0%55 to 64 years
42.0%65 to 74 years
17.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Belhaven,NC (% below half of poverty level)
37.2%Under 6 years
26.7%6 to 11 years
40.5%12 to 17 years
3.8%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
17.9%35 to 44 years
16.5%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Belhaven, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Belhaven, NC (%)
19.3%White
46.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
86.3%2+ races
38.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Belhaven, NC (absolute numbers)
90White
302Black
0American Indian
1242+ races
97Hispanic
37.2%Below poverty level
62.8%Above poverty level
30.7%Below poverty level
69.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Belhaven, NC
Children below poverty level:
Belhaven, North Carolina:
75.4%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Belhaven:
28.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Belhaven:
24.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
1.1%Male, no wife present
98.9%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
30.9%Worked part-time
67.1%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
9.4%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
17.5%1970 to 1979
23.1%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
15.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
7.9%1990 to 1994
11.6%1980 to 1989
15.0%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
11.0%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
19.5%1939 or earlier
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