Latest news about poverty in Marks, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.7% of Marks, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.3% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 11.6% of high school graduates and 42.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 59.1%. For comparison, it was 28.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Marks, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Marks:
18.7%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Marks:
14.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Marks:
19.7%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Marks:
16.6%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
59.1%
Residents above poverty level:
28.0%
Poverty by age in Marks, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Marks,MS (percentage below poverty level)
24.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
68.3%6 to 11 years
34.5%12 to 14 years
7.4%15 years
13.5%16 and 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
26.0%25 to 34 years
20.8%35 to 44 years
33.3%45 to 54 years
15.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Marks,MS (percentage below poverty level)
9.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
41.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.0%18 to 24 years
14.0%25 to 34 years
18.0%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
26.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Marks,MS (% below half of poverty level)
16.3%Under 6 years
57.3%6 to 11 years
14.9%12 to 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
21.4%25 to 34 years
18.5%35 to 44 years
12.1%45 to 54 years
3.2%55 to 64 years
3.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Marks, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Marks, MS (%)
9.0%White
21.2%Black
11.4%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Marks, MS (absolute numbers)
29White
240Black
62+ races
18.6%Below poverty level
81.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Marks, MS
Children below poverty level:
Marks, Mississippi:
29.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Marks:
11.6%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Marks:
42.9%
Mississippi:
33.2%
42.9%Married-couple family
9.5%Male, no wife present
47.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.7%Worked part-time
81.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
22.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
77.8%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
9.9%1970 to 1979
16.5%1960 to 1969
16.5%1950 to 1959
24.2%1940 to 1949
25.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
3.7%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
21.8%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
22.8%1939 or earlier
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