Latest news about poverty in Greenwood, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
27.1% of Greenwood, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.2% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 22.5% of high school graduates and 41.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.4%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greenwood, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greenwood:
27.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greenwood:
10.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greenwood:
41.7%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greenwood:
24.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.4%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Greenwood, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greenwood,MS (percentage below poverty level)
33.9%Under 5 years
63.1%5 years
38.9%6 to 11 years
9.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
32.2%25 to 34 years
19.2%35 to 44 years
24.1%45 to 54 years
20.2%55 to 64 years
28.0%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greenwood,MS (percentage below poverty level)
27.8%Under 5 years
47.2%5 years
26.3%6 to 11 years
37.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
54.7%16 and 17 years
35.9%18 to 24 years
39.5%25 to 34 years
22.2%35 to 44 years
18.4%45 to 54 years
38.3%55 to 64 years
17.3%65 to 74 years
24.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greenwood,MS (% below half of poverty level)
22.4%Under 6 years
18.0%6 to 11 years
3.3%12 to 17 years
6.6%18 to 24 years
17.7%25 to 34 years
6.4%35 to 44 years
9.2%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greenwood, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenwood, MS (%)
9.0%White
33.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
71.0%Other race
14.0%2+ races
32.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenwood, MS (absolute numbers)
304White
3,100Black
18American Indian
0Asian
92Other race
262+ races
87Hispanic
26.7%Below poverty level
73.3%Above poverty level
41.6%Below poverty level
58.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greenwood, MS
Children below poverty level:
Greenwood, Mississippi:
31.5%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greenwood:
22.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greenwood:
41.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
23.6%Married-couple family
10.0%Male, no wife present
66.4%Female, no husband present
1.3%Worked full-time, year-round
32.6%Worked part-time
66.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
65.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
34.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
12.7%1970 to 1979
30.1%1960 to 1969
25.9%1950 to 1959
12.1%1940 to 1949
7.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
7.9%1980 to 1989
16.2%1970 to 1979
22.0%1960 to 1969
21.6%1950 to 1959
14.0%1940 to 1949
12.3%1939 or earlier
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