Latest news about poverty in Bessemer, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.0% of Bessemer, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 49.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 23.7% of high school graduates and 34.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.5%. For comparison, it was 28.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bessemer, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bessemer:
32.0%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bessemer:
14.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bessemer:
30.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 25.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bessemer:
23.9%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.5%
Residents above poverty level:
28.2%
Poverty by age in Bessemer, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bessemer,AL (percentage below poverty level)
46.7%Under 5 years
77.8%5 years
61.6%6 to 11 years
42.3%12 to 14 years
79.5%15 years
5.3%16 and 17 years
22.4%18 to 24 years
35.1%25 to 34 years
39.7%35 to 44 years
23.8%45 to 54 years
16.2%55 to 64 years
19.7%65 to 74 years
14.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bessemer,AL (percentage below poverty level)
57.5%Under 5 years
13.1%5 years
69.6%6 to 11 years
62.3%12 to 14 years
36.2%15 years
50.8%16 and 17 years
43.7%18 to 24 years
34.4%25 to 34 years
45.1%35 to 44 years
26.5%45 to 54 years
25.2%55 to 64 years
12.3%65 to 74 years
17.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bessemer,AL (% below half of poverty level)
24.5%Under 6 years
38.3%6 to 11 years
21.1%12 to 17 years
19.8%18 to 24 years
14.1%25 to 34 years
12.6%35 to 44 years
12.6%45 to 54 years
7.3%55 to 64 years
5.5%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bessemer, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bessemer, AL (%)
18.6%White
31.3%Black
23.9%American Indian
43.6%Asian
65.6%Other race
80.1%2+ races
66.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bessemer, AL (absolute numbers)
808White
5,703Black
17American Indian
18Asian
710Other race
1,2292+ races
1,068Hispanic
32.1%Below poverty level
67.9%Above poverty level
61.0%Below poverty level
39.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bessemer, AL
Children below poverty level:
Bessemer, Alabama:
55.6%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bessemer:
23.7%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bessemer:
34.4%
Alabama:
30.1%
15.2%Married-couple family
6.4%Male, no wife present
78.4%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
13.5%Worked part-time
84.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
16.3%One full-time, other part-time
18.3%One full-time, other didn't work
7.7%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
57.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
2.7%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
25.2%1950 to 1959
20.8%1940 to 1949
20.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.1%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
20.2%1960 to 1969
17.5%1950 to 1959
13.3%1940 to 1949
18.1%1939 or earlier
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