Latest news about poverty in Orangeburg, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
34.0% of Orangeburg, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.0% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 26.0% of high school graduates and 48.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.3%. For comparison, it was 26.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Orangeburg, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Orangeburg:
34.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Orangeburg:
17.8%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Orangeburg:
36.1%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Orangeburg:
13.2%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.3%
Residents above poverty level:
26.4%
Poverty by age in Orangeburg, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Orangeburg,SC (percentage below poverty level)
54.3%Under 5 years
55.3%5 years
27.0%6 to 11 years
74.4%12 to 14 years
48.8%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
42.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
35.4%35 to 44 years
37.2%45 to 54 years
27.7%55 to 64 years
30.9%65 to 74 years
17.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Orangeburg,SC (percentage below poverty level)
73.0%Under 5 years
48.0%6 to 11 years
4.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
63.0%18 to 24 years
43.0%25 to 34 years
51.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
22.0%65 to 74 years
17.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Orangeburg,SC (% below half of poverty level)
56.6%Under 6 years
21.5%6 to 11 years
13.0%12 to 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
16.7%25 to 34 years
25.5%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
13.9%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Orangeburg, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Orangeburg, SC (%)
10.0%White
40.0%Black
0.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
36.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Orangeburg, SC (absolute numbers)
252White
2,843Black
0Asian
136Native Hawaiian
542+ races
33.8%Below poverty level
66.2%Above poverty level
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Orangeburg, SC
Children below poverty level:
Orangeburg, South Carolina:
42.3%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Orangeburg:
26.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Orangeburg:
48.2%
South Carolina:
28.6%
12.6%Married-couple family
16.7%Male, no wife present
70.7%Female, no husband present
2.3%Worked full-time, year-round
24.7%Worked part-time
73.0%Did not work
24.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
32.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
44.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
18.9%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
16.3%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
21.4%1960 to 1969
6.1%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
13.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
19.6%1970 to 1979
24.1%1960 to 1969
25.2%1950 to 1959
9.3%1940 to 1949
11.3%1939 or earlier
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