Latest news about poverty in Pascagoula, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.9% of Pascagoula, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 21.5% of high school graduates and 36.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.3%. For comparison, it was 34.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pascagoula, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pascagoula:
28.9%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pascagoula:
9.9%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pascagoula:
41.6%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pascagoula:
27.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.3%
Residents above poverty level:
34.1%
Poverty by age in Pascagoula, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pascagoula,MS (percentage below poverty level)
59.3%Under 5 years
35.1%5 years
33.8%6 to 11 years
44.7%12 to 14 years
26.0%15 years
33.9%16 and 17 years
28.5%18 to 24 years
18.1%25 to 34 years
13.4%35 to 44 years
8.8%45 to 54 years
23.6%55 to 64 years
36.9%65 to 74 years
16.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pascagoula,MS (percentage below poverty level)
38.5%Under 5 years
67.1%5 years
32.7%6 to 11 years
62.9%12 to 14 years
27.4%15 years
66.6%16 and 17 years
29.1%18 to 24 years
37.6%25 to 34 years
35.8%35 to 44 years
12.8%45 to 54 years
14.2%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
29.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pascagoula,MS (% below half of poverty level)
11.2%Under 6 years
9.1%6 to 11 years
11.8%12 to 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
14.4%25 to 34 years
9.3%35 to 44 years
10.4%45 to 54 years
8.1%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pascagoula, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pascagoula, MS (%)
13.5%White
57.0%Black
13.7%American Indian
0.0%Asian
9.2%Other race
28.7%2+ races
22.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pascagoula, MS (absolute numbers)
1,310White
4,981Black
1American Indian
0Asian
171Other race
3852+ races
654Hispanic
29.7%Below poverty level
70.3%Above poverty level
19.5%Below poverty level
80.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pascagoula, MS
Children below poverty level:
Pascagoula, Mississippi:
40.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pascagoula:
21.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pascagoula:
36.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
20.9%Married-couple family
6.8%Male, no wife present
72.3%Female, no husband present
3.9%Worked full-time, year-round
11.6%Worked part-time
84.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
4.2%One full-time, other part-time
24.9%One full-time, other didn't work
30.8%Both worked part-time
6.3%One part-time, other didn't work
33.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.3%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
10.3%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
17.4%1960 to 1969
26.3%1950 to 1959
24.7%1940 to 1949
6.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
6.6%1980 to 1989
20.2%1970 to 1979
34.0%1960 to 1969
16.4%1950 to 1959
10.1%1940 to 1949
8.3%1939 or earlier
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