37.3% of Decatur, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 48.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 20.4% of high school graduates and 13.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.8%. For comparison, it was 38.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Decatur, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Decatur:
37.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Decatur:
15.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Decatur:
29.0%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 29.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Decatur:
20.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.8%
Residents above poverty level:
38.7%
Poverty by age in Decatur, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Decatur,MS (percentage below poverty level)
39.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
84.0%6 to 11 years
53.0%12 to 14 years
88.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
40.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Decatur,MS (percentage below poverty level)
56.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
65.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
51.0%18 to 24 years
17.0%25 to 34 years
42.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
25.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Decatur,MS (% below half of poverty level)
26.4%Under 6 years
22.8%6 to 11 years
8.8%12 to 17 years
57.2%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
13.2%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Decatur, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Decatur, MS (%)
21.0%White
54.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
100.0%2+ races
51.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Decatur, MS (absolute numbers)
182White
378Black
0American Indian
862+ races
6Hispanic
37.3%Below poverty level
62.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Decatur, MS
Children below poverty level:
Decatur, Mississippi:
64.2%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Decatur:
20.4%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Decatur:
13.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
13.0%Married-couple family
22.8%Male, no wife present
64.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.6%Worked part-time
82.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
13.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
86.7%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
29.4%1980 to 1989
23.5%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
23.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.4%1995 to 1998
6.8%1990 to 1994
13.2%1980 to 1989
6.3%1970 to 1979
21.1%1960 to 1969
20.5%1950 to 1959
10.0%1940 to 1949
13.7%1939 or earlier
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