20.9% of Cordova, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 9.1% of high school graduates and 47.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.3%. For comparison, it was 8.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cordova, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cordova:
20.9%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cordova:
12.7%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cordova:
20.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 31.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cordova:
31.1%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.3%
Residents above poverty level:
8.5%
Poverty by age in Cordova, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cordova,AL (percentage below poverty level)
34.4%Under 5 years
18.9%5 years
22.9%6 to 11 years
15.7%12 to 14 years
37.9%18 to 24 years
17.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
28.5%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
11.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cordova,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
32.0%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
47.0%18 to 24 years
33.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
38.0%55 to 64 years
27.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cordova,AL (% below half of poverty level)
15.1%Under 6 years
5.9%6 to 11 years
18.2%12 to 17 years
27.6%18 to 24 years
12.4%25 to 34 years
12.5%35 to 44 years
13.2%45 to 54 years
20.4%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
5.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cordova, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cordova, AL (%)
20.9%White
49.3%Black
3.7%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cordova, AL (absolute numbers)
332White
59Black
72+ races
21.5%Below poverty level
78.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cordova, AL
Children below poverty level:
Cordova, Alabama:
25.7%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cordova:
9.1%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cordova:
47.8%
Alabama:
30.1%
44.8%Married-couple family
7.6%Male, no wife present
47.6%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
46.5%One full-time, other didn't work
11.6%Both worked part-time
14.0%One part-time, other didn't work
27.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
9.5%1980 to 1989
35.8%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
1.1%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
27.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.4%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
9.6%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
16.5%1950 to 1959
13.8%1940 to 1949
32.2%1939 or earlier
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