30.5% of Dobbins Heights, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 35.1% of high school graduates and 30.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.6%. For comparison, it was 33.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dobbins Heights, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dobbins Heights:
30.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dobbins Heights:
16.6%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dobbins Heights:
34.9%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dobbins Heights:
22.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.6%
Residents above poverty level:
33.3%
Poverty by age in Dobbins Heights, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dobbins Heights,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%5 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
40.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dobbins Heights,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
55.0%25 to 34 years
45.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
36.0%55 to 64 years
30.0%65 to 74 years
39.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dobbins Heights,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
68.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
52.7%25 to 34 years
13.6%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dobbins Heights, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dobbins Heights, NC (%)
11.4%White
33.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
53.8%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dobbins Heights, NC (absolute numbers)
16White
156Black
0American Indian
0Other race
122+ races
30.0%Below poverty level
70.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dobbins Heights, NC
Children below poverty level:
Dobbins Heights, North Carolina:
39.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dobbins Heights:
35.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dobbins Heights:
30.3%
North Carolina:
26.6%
13.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
86.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
34.9%Worked part-time
65.1%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
5.7%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
11.5%1980 to 1989
12.6%1970 to 1979
11.5%1960 to 1969
21.8%1950 to 1959
23.0%1940 to 1949
9.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
20.7%1995 to 1998
14.9%1990 to 1994
21.3%1980 to 1989
10.3%1970 to 1979
9.8%1960 to 1969
13.8%1950 to 1959
5.7%1940 to 1949
3.4%1939 or earlier
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