23.8% of Mount Vernon, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.9% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 13.7% of high school graduates and 58.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 16.7%. For comparison, it was 29.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Vernon, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
23.8%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
9.2%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Vernon:
36.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Vernon:
26.9%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
16.7%
Residents above poverty level:
29.6%
Poverty by age in Mount Vernon, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Vernon,AL (percentage below poverty level)
44.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
46.2%6 to 11 years
41.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
72.0%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
19.1%45 to 54 years
24.7%55 to 64 years
18.6%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Vernon,AL (percentage below poverty level)
55.2%Under 5 years
40.4%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
65.9%18 to 24 years
4.4%25 to 34 years
65.4%35 to 44 years
16.2%45 to 54 years
40.5%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
39.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Vernon,AL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
34.9%6 to 11 years
21.4%12 to 17 years
23.2%18 to 24 years
7.1%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Vernon, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, AL (%)
11.9%White
32.9%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, AL (absolute numbers)
36White
333Black
26.0%Below poverty level
74.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Vernon, AL
Children below poverty level:
Mount Vernon, Alabama:
34.0%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Vernon:
13.7%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Vernon:
58.7%
Alabama:
30.1%
36.1%Married-couple family
23.6%Male, no wife present
40.3%Female, no husband present
18.3%Worked full-time, year-round
1.2%Worked part-time
80.5%Did not work
36.0%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
64.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.2%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
20.8%1980 to 1989
39.6%1970 to 1979
20.8%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
12.4%1980 to 1989
32.4%1970 to 1979
12.4%1960 to 1969
20.0%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
3.6%1939 or earlier
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