29.5% of Ocilla, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 57.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 25.2% of high school graduates and 23.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 48.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.4%. For comparison, it was 51.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ocilla, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ocilla:
29.5%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ocilla:
9.2%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ocilla:
48.4%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ocilla:
16.5%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.4%
Residents above poverty level:
51.8%
Poverty by age in Ocilla, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ocilla,GA (percentage below poverty level)
81.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
29.6%6 to 11 years
81.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.5%18 to 24 years
25.7%25 to 34 years
33.6%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
32.1%55 to 64 years
20.3%65 to 74 years
55.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ocilla,GA (percentage below poverty level)
60.6%Under 5 years
15.0%6 to 11 years
38.9%12 to 14 years
20.4%16 and 17 years
96.7%18 to 24 years
36.6%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
30.2%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
46.3%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ocilla,GA (% below half of poverty level)
36.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 17 years
19.6%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
15.9%55 to 64 years
10.1%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ocilla, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ocilla, GA (%)
20.4%White
31.8%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
11.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ocilla, GA (absolute numbers)
199White
653Black
27.8%Below poverty level
72.2%Above poverty level
33.3%Below poverty level
66.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ocilla, GA
Children below poverty level:
Ocilla, Georgia:
36.6%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ocilla:
25.2%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ocilla:
23.2%
Georgia:
24.0%
13.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
86.2%Female, no husband present
6.8%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
93.2%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
38.1%One part-time, other didn't work
61.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.9%1999 to 2000
21.7%1995 to 1998
8.7%1990 to 1994
23.2%1980 to 1989
15.9%1970 to 1979
5.1%1960 to 1969
5.8%1950 to 1959
10.9%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
9.6%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
14.5%1980 to 1989
14.2%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
21.3%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
12.8%1939 or earlier
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