32.9% of Pax, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 45.5% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 28.6% of high school graduates and 50.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 30.0%. For comparison, it was 0.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pax, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pax:
32.9%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pax:
15.2%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pax:
42.9%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 30.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pax:
46.2%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
30.0%
Residents above poverty level:
0.0%
Poverty by age in Pax, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pax,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
39.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pax,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
33.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pax,WV (% below half of poverty level)
100.0%Under 6 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
33.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
43.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pax, WV
34.6%Below poverty level
65.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pax, WV
Children below poverty level:
Pax, West Virginia:
75.0%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pax:
28.6%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school: