12.6% of Cooleemee, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 9.8% of high school graduates and 19.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 53.8%. For comparison, it was 31.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cooleemee, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cooleemee:
12.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cooleemee:
8.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cooleemee:
20.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 21.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cooleemee:
39.1%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
53.8%
Residents above poverty level:
31.0%
Poverty by age in Cooleemee, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cooleemee,NC (percentage below poverty level)
12.0%Under 5 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.6%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cooleemee,NC (percentage below poverty level)
18.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
52.2%6 to 11 years
16.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
25.5%18 to 24 years
15.9%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
31.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
11.3%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cooleemee,NC (% below half of poverty level)
15.7%Under 6 years
20.3%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
13.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
20.6%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cooleemee, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cooleemee, NC (%)
11.3%White
19.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
17.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cooleemee, NC (absolute numbers)
65White
16Black
0American Indian
0Other race
352+ races
12.2%Below poverty level
87.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cooleemee, NC
Children below poverty level:
Cooleemee, North Carolina:
13.7%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cooleemee:
9.8%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cooleemee:
19.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
30.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
69.2%Female, no husband present
14.9%Worked full-time, year-round
36.2%Worked part-time
48.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
23.8%1960 to 1969
9.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
66.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
5.0%1980 to 1989
1.0%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
10.2%1950 to 1959
14.2%1940 to 1949
55.1%1939 or earlier
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