38.6% of Gloster, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 50.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 23.8% of high school graduates and 75.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 52.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 62.4%. For comparison, it was 50.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gloster, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gloster:
38.6%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gloster:
21.5%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gloster:
52.7%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gloster:
32.4%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
62.4%
Residents above poverty level:
50.0%
Poverty by age in Gloster, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gloster,MS (percentage below poverty level)
70.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
33.0%35 to 44 years
75.0%45 to 54 years
38.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gloster,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
42.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
28.0%35 to 44 years
34.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
74.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gloster,MS (% below half of poverty level)
65.2%Under 6 years
86.4%6 to 11 years
13.1%12 to 17 years
20.9%18 to 24 years
31.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
23.7%45 to 54 years
8.5%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gloster, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gloster, MS (%)
28.0%White
41.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gloster, MS (absolute numbers)
84White
399Black
8American Indian
0Asian
02+ races
6Hispanic
38.3%Below poverty level
61.7%Above poverty level
66.7%Below poverty level
33.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gloster, MS
Children below poverty level:
Gloster, Mississippi:
49.6%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gloster:
23.8%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gloster:
75.6%
Mississippi:
33.2%
4.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
95.3%Female, no husband present
8.1%Worked full-time, year-round
6.8%Worked part-time
85.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
22.9%1980 to 1989
25.7%1970 to 1979
21.4%1960 to 1969
10.0%1950 to 1959
14.3%1940 to 1949
2.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
15.7%1960 to 1969
16.1%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
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