29.7% of Monticello, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 22.9% of high school graduates and 51.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.2%. For comparison, it was 16.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Monticello, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Monticello:
29.7%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Monticello:
1.5%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Monticello:
27.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 26.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Monticello:
23.8%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.2%
Residents above poverty level:
16.0%
Poverty by age in Monticello, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Monticello,MS (percentage below poverty level)
91.2%Under 5 years
34.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
62.9%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
20.0%25 to 34 years
31.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
16.7%55 to 64 years
41.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Monticello,MS (percentage below poverty level)
33.3%Under 5 years
3.7%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 14 years
10.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
54.2%18 to 24 years
36.4%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
33.8%55 to 64 years
58.6%65 to 74 years
19.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Monticello,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Monticello, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Monticello, MS (%)
18.0%White
45.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
91.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Monticello, MS (absolute numbers)
135White
180Black
0American Indian
0Asian
932+ races
18Hispanic
30.0%Below poverty level
70.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Monticello, MS
Children below poverty level:
Monticello, Mississippi:
39.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Monticello:
22.9%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Monticello:
51.4%
Mississippi:
33.2%
30.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
69.8%Female, no husband present
7.2%Worked full-time, year-round
9.0%Worked part-time
83.8%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.7%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.1%1980 to 1989
22.9%1970 to 1979
22.9%1960 to 1969
8.6%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
14.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
16.7%1980 to 1989
28.4%1970 to 1979
32.6%1960 to 1969
7.7%1950 to 1959
2.7%1940 to 1949
6.1%1939 or earlier
Discuss Monticello, Mississippi (MS) on our hugely popular Mississippi forum.
