24.5% of Kinston, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.7% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 25.8% of high school graduates and 19.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 45.5%. For comparison, it was 18.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kinston, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kinston:
24.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kinston:
11.2%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kinston:
26.9%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kinston:
18.8%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
45.5%
Residents above poverty level:
18.2%
Poverty by age in Kinston, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kinston,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
87.5%5 years
51.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
14.9%18 to 24 years
8.9%25 to 34 years
26.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.2%55 to 64 years
33.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kinston,AL (percentage below poverty level)
40.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
82.8%45 to 54 years
9.9%55 to 64 years
30.4%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kinston,AL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
9.8%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
64.6%45 to 54 years
0.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kinston, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kinston, AL (%)
26.5%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kinston, AL (absolute numbers)
196White
25.4%Below poverty level
74.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kinston, AL
Children below poverty level:
Kinston, Alabama:
25.2%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kinston:
25.8%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kinston:
19.6%
Alabama:
30.1%
56.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
43.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
16.4%Worked part-time
83.6%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
9.5%1990 to 1994
33.3%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
9.5%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.8%1999 to 2000
10.2%1995 to 1998
7.4%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
22.7%1970 to 1979
16.5%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
17.0%1939 or earlier
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