16.8% of Mount Gilead, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 10.0% of high school graduates and 9.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.1%. For comparison, it was 42.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Gilead, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Gilead:
16.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Gilead:
3.6%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Gilead:
17.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Gilead:
18.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.1%
Residents above poverty level:
42.6%
Poverty by age in Mount Gilead, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Gilead,NC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
33.0%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
17.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Gilead,NC (percentage below poverty level)
45.0%Under 5 years
66.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
20.0%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Gilead,NC (% below half of poverty level)
26.9%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
15.7%18 to 24 years
1.0%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
7.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Gilead, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Gilead, NC (%)
36.7%White
4.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Gilead, NC (absolute numbers)
153White
25Black
17.5%Below poverty level
82.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Gilead, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Gilead, North Carolina:
45.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Gilead:
10.0%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Gilead:
9.1%
North Carolina:
26.6%
10.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
89.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
29.0%Worked part-time
71.0%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
11.8%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
20.6%1980 to 1989
29.4%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
14.7%1940 to 1949
2.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
6.1%1995 to 1998
7.1%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
18.9%1970 to 1979
14.1%1960 to 1969
23.2%1950 to 1959
5.7%1940 to 1949
15.2%1939 or earlier
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