Latest news about poverty in Indianola, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.6% of Indianola, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.1% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 18.7% of high school graduates and 58.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.1%. For comparison, it was 31.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Indianola, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Indianola:
28.6%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Indianola:
15.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Indianola:
24.7%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Indianola:
12.4%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.1%
Residents above poverty level:
31.8%
Poverty by age in Indianola, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Indianola,MS (percentage below poverty level)
14.8%Under 5 years
32.4%5 years
32.2%6 to 11 years
16.5%12 to 14 years
62.7%15 years
84.7%16 and 17 years
21.5%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
8.1%35 to 44 years
33.1%45 to 54 years
22.7%55 to 64 years
34.2%65 to 74 years
33.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Indianola,MS (percentage below poverty level)
53.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
76.6%12 to 14 years
16.5%15 years
73.4%16 and 17 years
18.9%18 to 24 years
33.7%25 to 34 years
15.9%35 to 44 years
32.5%45 to 54 years
26.4%55 to 64 years
36.5%65 to 74 years
44.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Indianola,MS (% below half of poverty level)
30.8%Under 6 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
41.3%12 to 17 years
18.1%18 to 24 years
13.2%25 to 34 years
3.6%35 to 44 years
16.4%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Indianola, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Indianola, MS (%)
21.0%White
29.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
5.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Indianola, MS (absolute numbers)
289White
2,258Black
28.5%Below poverty level
71.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Indianola, MS
Children below poverty level:
Indianola, Mississippi:
37.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Indianola:
18.7%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Indianola:
58.9%
Mississippi:
33.2%
22.6%Married-couple family
13.6%Male, no wife present
63.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.9%Worked part-time
88.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
10.1%One full-time, other didn't work
39.3%Both worked part-time
36.0%One part-time, other didn't work
14.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
9.4%1995 to 1998
9.4%1990 to 1994
18.8%1980 to 1989
25.8%1970 to 1979
19.2%1960 to 1969
10.5%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
22.6%1970 to 1979
27.4%1960 to 1969
14.0%1950 to 1959
6.3%1940 to 1949
7.4%1939 or earlier
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