Latest news about poverty in Golden, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.1% of Golden, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.4% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 8.8% of high school graduates and 22.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.0%. For comparison, it was 38.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Golden, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Golden:
14.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Golden:
3.9%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Golden:
11.9%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 21.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Golden:
17.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.0%
Residents above poverty level:
38.3%
Poverty by age in Golden, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Golden,MS (percentage below poverty level)
38.0%5 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
33.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
29.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Golden,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
31.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Golden,MS (% below half of poverty level)
6.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
37.5%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Golden, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Golden, MS (%)
16.5%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Golden, MS (absolute numbers)
29White
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Golden, MS
Children below poverty level:
Golden, Mississippi:
36.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Golden:
8.8%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Golden:
22.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
60.0%Married-couple family
40.0%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.2%Worked part-time
77.8%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
37.5%1950 to 1959
12.5%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
13.5%1990 to 1994
15.4%1980 to 1989
36.5%1970 to 1979
3.8%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
7.7%1940 to 1949
3.8%1939 or earlier
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