Latest news about poverty in Glasgow, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.5% of Glasgow, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.8% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 14.7% of high school graduates and 27.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.7%. For comparison, it was 15.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Glasgow, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Glasgow:
18.5%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Glasgow:
7.0%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Glasgow:
18.6%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 19.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Glasgow:
19.3%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.7%
Residents above poverty level:
15.5%
Poverty by age in Glasgow, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Glasgow,VA (percentage below poverty level)
53.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
26.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
60.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
18.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.6%55 to 64 years
33.3%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Glasgow,VA (percentage below poverty level)
53.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
75.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
51.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
29.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Glasgow,VA (% below half of poverty level)
34.3%Under 6 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
4.9%12 to 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
20.1%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
5.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Glasgow, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Glasgow, VA (%)
14.6%White
30.7%Black
46.1%2+ races
39.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Glasgow, VA (absolute numbers)
151White
83Black
332+ races
8Hispanic
19.6%Below poverty level
80.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Glasgow, VA
Children below poverty level:
Glasgow, Virginia:
29.7%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Glasgow:
14.7%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Glasgow:
27.0%
Virginia:
23.4%
28.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
71.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
14.5%Worked part-time
85.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
84.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
15.4%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
6.5%1980 to 1989
35.5%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
3.2%1950 to 1959
12.9%1940 to 1949
29.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.7%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
8.6%1980 to 1989
20.9%1970 to 1979
21.2%1960 to 1969
13.7%1950 to 1959
7.9%1940 to 1949
18.5%1939 or earlier
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