31.7% of Pound, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 66.7% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 22.3% of high school graduates and 37.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 37.3%. For comparison, it was 16.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pound, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pound:
31.7%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pound:
8.3%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pound:
26.5%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 46.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pound:
36.1%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
37.3%
Residents above poverty level:
16.0%
Poverty by age in Pound, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pound,VA (percentage below poverty level)
41.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
41.0%6 to 11 years
80.0%12 to 14 years
32.0%16 and 17 years
32.0%18 to 24 years
35.0%25 to 34 years
47.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
30.0%55 to 64 years
32.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pound,VA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
22.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
18.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
89.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pound,VA (% below half of poverty level)
61.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
19.1%18 to 24 years
10.7%25 to 34 years
11.7%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
11.8%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pound, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pound, VA (%)
33.0%White
100.0%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pound, VA (absolute numbers)
310White
33.2%Below poverty level
66.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pound, VA
Children below poverty level:
Pound, Virginia:
55.3%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pound:
22.3%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pound:
37.7%
Virginia:
23.4%
42.2%Married-couple family
11.1%Male, no wife present
46.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
79.3%Worked part-time
20.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
8.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
91.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
27.0%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
21.6%1970 to 1979
13.5%1960 to 1969
5.4%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
10.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
9.9%1990 to 1994
13.6%1980 to 1989
23.5%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
10.7%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
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