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14.8% of Piedmont, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.5% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 10.9% of high school graduates and 45.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 39.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 28.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Piedmont, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Piedmont:
14.8%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Piedmont:
5.9%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Piedmont:
39.1%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Piedmont:
64.1%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
28.2%
Poverty by age in Piedmont, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Piedmont,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
40.9%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 14 years
3.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.1%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
14.3%35 to 44 years
18.6%45 to 54 years
10.1%55 to 64 years
26.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Piedmont,AL (percentage below poverty level)
11.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
59.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
16.0%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Piedmont,AL (% below half of poverty level)
4.1%Under 6 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
1.5%12 to 17 years
16.6%18 to 24 years
3.1%25 to 34 years
12.9%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
9.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Piedmont, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Piedmont, AL (%)
17.0%White
0.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
24.0%2+ races
31.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Piedmont, AL (absolute numbers)
662White
0Black
15American Indian
322+ races
88Hispanic
15.3%Below poverty level
84.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Piedmont, AL
Children below poverty level:
Piedmont, Alabama:
11.4%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Piedmont:
10.9%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Piedmont:
45.6%
Alabama:
30.1%
14.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
85.3%Female, no husband present
1.3%Worked full-time, year-round
32.1%Worked part-time
66.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
6.8%1970 to 1979
28.4%1960 to 1969
21.0%1950 to 1959
10.8%1940 to 1949
17.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
4.8%1990 to 1994
10.3%1980 to 1989
19.3%1970 to 1979
15.2%1960 to 1969
15.0%1950 to 1959
11.7%1940 to 1949
18.1%1939 or earlier
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