5.8% of Lake Waccamaw, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 119.2% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 4.1% of high school graduates and 3.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 25.0%. For comparison, it was 17.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lake Waccamaw, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lake Waccamaw:
5.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lake Waccamaw:
4.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lake Waccamaw:
11.4%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lake Waccamaw:
33.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
25.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.6%
Poverty by age in Lake Waccamaw, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lake Waccamaw,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
27.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lake Waccamaw,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lake Waccamaw,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
3.2%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
20.2%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
1.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lake Waccamaw, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake Waccamaw, NC (%)
5.0%White
13.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
6.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake Waccamaw, NC (absolute numbers)
50White
13Black
0American Indian
3Other race
02+ races
8Hispanic
5.4%Below poverty level
94.6%Above poverty level
10.5%Below poverty level
89.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lake Waccamaw, NC
Children below poverty level:
Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina:
0.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lake Waccamaw:
4.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lake Waccamaw:
3.6%
North Carolina:
26.6%
41.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
58.3%Female, no husband present
4.4%Worked full-time, year-round
13.3%Worked part-time
82.2%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
8.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
36.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
48.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
12.5%1990 to 1994
24.1%1980 to 1989
20.7%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
11.6%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
5.9%1939 or earlier
Discuss Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (NC) on our hugely popular North Carolina forum.