Latest news about poverty in Piedmont, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
26.0% of Piedmont, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.4% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 17.3% of high school graduates and 23.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 22.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Piedmont, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Piedmont:
26.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Piedmont:
14.7%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Piedmont:
20.1%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 19.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Piedmont:
14.0%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Piedmont, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Piedmont,SC (percentage below poverty level)
48.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
45.2%6 to 11 years
36.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
41.2%45 to 54 years
21.6%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Piedmont,SC (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
33.0%5 years
52.0%6 to 11 years
24.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
63.0%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
49.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Piedmont,SC (% below half of poverty level)
28.2%Under 6 years
49.0%6 to 11 years
8.6%12 to 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
16.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Piedmont, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Piedmont, SC (%)
23.1%White
90.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
3.8%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Piedmont, SC (absolute numbers)
929White
766Black
0American Indian
0Asian
102+ races
29.7%Below poverty level
70.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Piedmont, SC
Children below poverty level:
Piedmont, South Carolina:
40.6%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Piedmont:
17.3%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Piedmont:
23.2%
South Carolina:
28.6%
31.2%Married-couple family
16.7%Male, no wife present
52.1%Female, no husband present
8.2%Worked full-time, year-round
11.8%Worked part-time
80.0%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
33.9%Both worked part-time
46.3%One part-time, other didn't work
19.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
17.9%1995 to 1998
9.3%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
5.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
5.7%1940 to 1949
40.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.3%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
7.6%1990 to 1994
13.6%1980 to 1989
22.1%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
8.7%1950 to 1959
7.3%1940 to 1949
17.2%1939 or earlier
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