8.8% of Moss Bluff, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 111.5% less than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 6.5% of high school graduates and 21.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 5.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 7.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Moss Bluff, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Moss Bluff:
8.8%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Moss Bluff:
4.7%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Moss Bluff:
5.7%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 12.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Moss Bluff:
7.8%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
7.6%
Poverty by age in Moss Bluff, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Moss Bluff,LA (percentage below poverty level)
10.9%Under 5 years
28.8%5 years
6.2%6 to 11 years
12.7%12 to 14 years
4.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
2.9%18 to 24 years
8.9%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Moss Bluff,LA (percentage below poverty level)
23.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
10.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
68.9%16 and 17 years
14.2%18 to 24 years
33.7%25 to 34 years
7.3%35 to 44 years
16.7%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
17.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Moss Bluff,LA (% below half of poverty level)
5.1%Under 6 years
4.8%6 to 11 years
11.5%12 to 17 years
3.5%18 to 24 years
9.4%25 to 34 years
0.8%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.6%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Moss Bluff, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moss Bluff, LA (%)
7.6%White
19.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
3.5%2+ races
5.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moss Bluff, LA (absolute numbers)
688White
221Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
172+ races
19Hispanic
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Moss Bluff, LA
Children below poverty level:
Moss Bluff, Louisiana:
10.4%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Moss Bluff:
6.5%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Moss Bluff:
21.3%
Louisiana:
33.4%
18.9%Married-couple family
3.4%Male, no wife present
77.7%Female, no husband present
41.9%Worked full-time, year-round
2.2%Worked part-time
55.9%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
80.6%One part-time, other didn't work
19.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
7.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.4%1980 to 1989
22.8%1970 to 1979
27.2%1960 to 1969
16.5%1950 to 1959
2.7%1940 to 1949
2.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
6.1%1999 to 2000
20.8%1995 to 1998
10.8%1990 to 1994
22.1%1980 to 1989
25.7%1970 to 1979
7.3%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
1.1%1940 to 1949
2.1%1939 or earlier
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