Latest news about poverty in Delta, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
46.7% of Delta, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.3% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 23.7% of high school graduates and 100.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.7%. For comparison, it was 26.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Delta, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Delta:
46.7%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Delta:
30.2%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Delta:
33.8%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 52.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Delta:
30.4%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.7%
Residents above poverty level:
26.3%
Poverty by age in Delta, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Delta,LA (percentage below poverty level)
64.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
45.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Delta,LA (percentage below poverty level)
64.0%Under 5 years
31.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
100.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Delta,LA (% below half of poverty level)
37.7%Under 6 years
30.8%18 to 24 years
64.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Delta, LA
46.7%Below poverty level
53.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Delta, LA
Children below poverty level:
Delta, Louisiana:
56.9%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Delta:
23.7%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Delta:
100.0%
Louisiana:
33.4%
33.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
73.7%Worked part-time
26.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
45.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
54.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
40.9%1995 to 1998
6.1%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
15.2%1950 to 1959
3.0%1940 to 1949
6.1%1939 or earlier
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