Latest news about poverty in Fayetteville, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.7% of Fayetteville, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.9% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 10.5% of high school graduates and 67.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.2%. For comparison, it was 34.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fayetteville, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
18.7%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
12.4%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fayetteville:
30.4%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fayetteville:
32.3%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.2%
Residents above poverty level:
34.6%
Poverty by age in Fayetteville, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fayetteville,TN (percentage below poverty level)
37.9%Under 5 years
41.4%5 years
20.7%6 to 11 years
18.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.7%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
16.8%45 to 54 years
26.4%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fayetteville,TN (percentage below poverty level)
7.6%Under 5 years
12.2%6 to 11 years
5.7%12 to 14 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
33.5%18 to 24 years
21.3%25 to 34 years
20.6%35 to 44 years
34.8%45 to 54 years
31.4%55 to 64 years
14.2%65 to 74 years
7.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fayetteville,TN (% below half of poverty level)
16.6%Under 6 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
11.2%12 to 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
19.1%45 to 54 years
25.5%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fayetteville, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, TN (%)
16.9%White
13.7%Black
0.0%Other race
39.9%2+ races
45.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, TN (absolute numbers)
742White
200Black
0Other race
3532+ races
78Hispanic
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
26.1%Below poverty level
73.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fayetteville, TN
Children below poverty level:
Fayetteville, Tennessee:
17.5%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fayetteville:
10.5%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fayetteville:
67.9%
Tennessee:
27.9%
22.6%Married-couple family
11.3%Male, no wife present
66.1%Female, no husband present
7.3%Worked full-time, year-round
24.0%Worked part-time
68.7%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.8%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
44.5%1960 to 1969
13.4%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
23.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.7%1999 to 2000
2.1%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
12.8%1980 to 1989
11.7%1970 to 1979
18.0%1960 to 1969
20.9%1950 to 1959
10.4%1940 to 1949
18.9%1939 or earlier
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