Latest news about poverty in Nitro, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.6% of Nitro, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.5% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 12.7% of high school graduates and 7.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.4%. For comparison, it was 12.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nitro, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nitro:
18.6%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nitro:
13.8%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nitro:
31.6%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nitro:
25.3%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.4%
Residents above poverty level:
12.3%
Poverty by age in Nitro, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nitro,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
77.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.9%55 to 64 years
8.4%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nitro,WV (percentage below poverty level)
2.2%Under 5 years
72.4%5 years
57.0%6 to 11 years
73.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
15.9%25 to 34 years
37.7%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
41.5%55 to 64 years
19.2%65 to 74 years
6.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nitro,WV (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
60.5%6 to 11 years
45.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
18.3%35 to 44 years
9.2%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
3.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nitro, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nitro, WV (%)
22.5%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nitro, WV (absolute numbers)
1,313White
20.6%Below poverty level
79.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nitro, WV
Children below poverty level:
Nitro, West Virginia:
49.8%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nitro:
12.7%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nitro:
7.7%
West Virginia:
33.6%
10.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
89.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.5%Worked part-time
82.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
53.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
46.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
5.5%1960 to 1969
31.3%1950 to 1959
28.8%1940 to 1949
11.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
3.9%1980 to 1989
10.6%1970 to 1979
16.3%1960 to 1969
26.4%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
19.9%1939 or earlier
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