37.6% of Isola, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 49.0% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 28.0% of high school graduates and 30.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 39.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.0%. For comparison, it was 21.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Isola, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Isola:
37.6%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Isola:
14.3%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Isola:
39.0%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 26.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Isola:
28.1%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.4%
Poverty by age in Isola, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Isola,MS (percentage below poverty level)
80.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
50.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
28.0%18 to 24 years
41.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
52.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Isola,MS (percentage below poverty level)
54.5%Under 5 years
77.8%5 years
63.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
43.5%25 to 34 years
46.0%35 to 44 years
42.6%45 to 54 years
40.0%55 to 64 years
19.5%65 to 74 years
42.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Isola,MS (% below half of poverty level)
17.2%Under 6 years
19.7%6 to 11 years
52.4%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
28.7%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
16.2%45 to 54 years
6.3%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Isola, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Isola, MS (%)
22.8%White
38.9%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Isola, MS (absolute numbers)
20White
246Black
37.5%Below poverty level
62.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Isola, MS
Children below poverty level:
Isola, Mississippi:
65.0%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Isola:
28.0%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Isola:
30.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
11.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
88.2%Female, no husband present
35.8%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
64.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.5%1980 to 1989
45.0%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
17.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
7.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
4.3%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
14.5%1980 to 1989
29.7%1970 to 1979
18.8%1960 to 1969
9.4%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
10.9%1939 or earlier
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