8.3% of Jemison, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 95.4% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 5.1% of high school graduates and 27.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.3%. For comparison, it was 18.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jemison, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jemison:
8.3%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jemison:
4.3%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jemison:
12.7%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jemison:
28.6%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.3%
Residents above poverty level:
18.2%
Poverty by age in Jemison, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jemison,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
24.1%12 to 14 years
14.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
20.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
13.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jemison,AL (percentage below poverty level)
9.0%Under 5 years
8.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
21.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jemison,AL (% below half of poverty level)
1.6%Under 6 years
4.8%6 to 11 years
8.4%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
4.6%35 to 44 years
1.9%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
12.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jemison, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jemison, AL (%)
8.0%White
6.0%Black
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
8.0%2+ races
62.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jemison, AL (absolute numbers)
153White
33Black
0Asian
18Other race
122+ races
42Hispanic
8.1%Below poverty level
91.9%Above poverty level
32.3%Below poverty level
67.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jemison, AL
Children below poverty level:
Jemison, Alabama:
9.0%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jemison:
5.1%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jemison:
27.5%
Alabama:
30.1%
42.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
57.8%Female, no husband present
24.0%Worked full-time, year-round
24.0%Worked part-time
52.0%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
4.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
96.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.5%1995 to 1998
14.1%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
35.9%1970 to 1979
9.0%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.4%1999 to 2000
11.1%1995 to 1998
12.1%1990 to 1994
15.8%1980 to 1989
27.5%1970 to 1979
15.6%1960 to 1969
5.6%1950 to 1959
2.4%1940 to 1949
7.5%1939 or earlier
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