Latest news about poverty in Jefferson, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.5% of Jefferson, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 50.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 17.1% of high school graduates and 43.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.2%. For comparison, it was 29.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jefferson, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jefferson:
25.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jefferson:
8.7%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jefferson:
33.4%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jefferson:
24.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.2%
Residents above poverty level:
29.4%
Poverty by age in Jefferson, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jefferson,NC (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
29.0%6 to 11 years
48.0%12 to 14 years
8.0%15 years
28.0%16 and 17 years
15.0%18 to 24 years
17.0%25 to 34 years
40.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jefferson,NC (percentage below poverty level)
3.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
58.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
35.0%18 to 24 years
39.0%25 to 34 years
28.0%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
17.0%65 to 74 years
28.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jefferson,NC (% below half of poverty level)
4.1%Under 6 years
17.4%6 to 11 years
8.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
15.1%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
18.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jefferson, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jefferson, NC (%)
23.8%White
12.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
38.6%2+ races
38.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jefferson, NC (absolute numbers)
341White
2Black
0American Indian
462+ races
62Hispanic
22.4%Below poverty level
77.6%Above poverty level
59.4%Below poverty level
40.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jefferson, NC
Children below poverty level:
Jefferson, North Carolina:
40.7%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jefferson:
17.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jefferson:
43.2%
North Carolina:
26.6%
20.5%Married-couple family
24.4%Male, no wife present
55.1%Female, no husband present
12.9%Worked full-time, year-round
28.8%Worked part-time
58.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
18.8%One full-time, other part-time
18.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
62.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.1%1990 to 1994
24.2%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
30.3%1950 to 1959
6.1%1940 to 1949
6.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
8.3%1990 to 1994
21.6%1980 to 1989
16.8%1970 to 1979
20.3%1960 to 1969
19.0%1950 to 1959
7.6%1940 to 1949
3.2%1939 or earlier
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