15.3% of Fountain Inn, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.0% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 13.8% of high school graduates and 24.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.4%. For comparison, it was 19.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fountain Inn, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fountain Inn:
15.3%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fountain Inn:
9.4%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fountain Inn:
29.2%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fountain Inn:
20.1%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.4%
Residents above poverty level:
19.7%
Poverty by age in Fountain Inn, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fountain Inn,SC (percentage below poverty level)
13.8%Under 5 years
17.8%5 years
20.9%6 to 11 years
28.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
9.8%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
14.7%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
23.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fountain Inn,SC (percentage below poverty level)
7.4%Under 5 years
4.8%5 years
6.3%6 to 11 years
7.1%12 to 14 years
29.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.7%18 to 24 years
20.7%25 to 34 years
6.9%35 to 44 years
15.2%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
23.6%65 to 74 years
10.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fountain Inn,SC (% below half of poverty level)
12.9%Under 6 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
17.5%18 to 24 years
23.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
12.2%45 to 54 years
0.9%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fountain Inn, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fountain Inn, SC (%)
8.5%White
21.9%Black
33.5%American Indian
14.7%Other race
17.2%2+ races
13.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fountain Inn, SC (absolute numbers)
530White
671Black
10American Indian
17Other race
2622+ races
155Hispanic
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
4.5%Below poverty level
95.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fountain Inn, SC
Children below poverty level:
Fountain Inn, South Carolina:
13.5%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fountain Inn:
13.8%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fountain Inn:
24.0%
South Carolina:
28.6%
20.2%Married-couple family
20.7%Male, no wife present
59.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
9.0%Worked part-time
91.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
32.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
67.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
16.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
34.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.1%1999 to 2000
29.3%1995 to 1998
15.2%1990 to 1994
6.6%1980 to 1989
11.9%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
6.9%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
7.7%1939 or earlier
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