Latest news about poverty in Jesup, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.4% of Jesup, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 12.3% of high school graduates and 28.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.9%. For comparison, it was 29.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jesup, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jesup:
18.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jesup:
13.3%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jesup:
28.2%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jesup:
30.5%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.9%
Residents above poverty level:
29.1%
Poverty by age in Jesup, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jesup,GA (percentage below poverty level)
30.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jesup,GA (percentage below poverty level)
29.8%Under 5 years
28.3%5 years
30.3%6 to 11 years
11.7%12 to 14 years
69.6%15 years
72.0%16 and 17 years
17.2%18 to 24 years
33.4%25 to 34 years
15.7%35 to 44 years
16.6%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
17.8%65 to 74 years
17.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jesup,GA (% below half of poverty level)
38.1%Under 6 years
21.8%6 to 11 years
26.2%12 to 17 years
18.9%18 to 24 years
15.6%25 to 34 years
9.4%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
0.5%65 to 74 years
9.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jesup, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jesup, GA (%)
12.0%White
31.0%Black
100.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
15.0%2+ races
15.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jesup, GA (absolute numbers)
736White
813Black
2Asian
0Other race
832+ races
87Hispanic
17.3%Below poverty level
82.7%Above poverty level
1.3%Below poverty level
98.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jesup, GA
Children below poverty level:
Jesup, Georgia:
25.7%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jesup:
12.3%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jesup:
28.3%
Georgia:
24.0%
16.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
83.8%Female, no husband present
7.8%Worked full-time, year-round
0.8%Worked part-time
91.4%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
19.0%One part-time, other didn't work
81.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
4.1%1980 to 1989
26.6%1970 to 1979
27.0%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
9.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
6.3%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
23.3%1960 to 1969
21.3%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
4.1%1939 or earlier
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