32.8% of Ethel, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 31.3% of high school graduates and 25.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 39.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.1%. For comparison, it was 13.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ethel, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ethel:
32.8%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ethel:
13.6%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ethel:
39.7%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ethel:
24.0%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.1%
Residents above poverty level:
13.7%
Poverty by age in Ethel, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ethel,MS (percentage below poverty level)
39.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
64.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
50.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
50.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ethel,MS (percentage below poverty level)
17.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
38.0%16 and 17 years
43.0%18 to 24 years
77.0%25 to 34 years
46.0%35 to 44 years
32.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
43.0%65 to 74 years
60.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ethel,MS (% below half of poverty level)
17.1%Under 6 years
21.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
21.7%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
23.8%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ethel, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ethel, MS (%)
19.0%White
54.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ethel, MS (absolute numbers)
45White
66Black
132+ races
32.8%Below poverty level
67.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ethel, MS
Children below poverty level:
Ethel, Mississippi:
42.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ethel:
31.3%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ethel:
25.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
34.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
65.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
3.8%Worked part-time
96.2%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
15.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
52.6%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
15.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
23.4%1980 to 1989
7.5%1970 to 1979
7.5%1960 to 1969
11.2%1950 to 1959
13.1%1940 to 1949
29.0%1939 or earlier
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