10.2% of Rutherford, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.2% less than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 10.1% of high school graduates and 17.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.5%. For comparison, it was 28.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rutherford, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rutherford:
10.2%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rutherford:
5.8%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rutherford:
22.0%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 19.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rutherford:
47.6%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.5%
Residents above poverty level:
28.9%
Poverty by age in Rutherford, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rutherford,TN (percentage below poverty level)
12.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.1%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
26.4%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rutherford,TN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
22.2%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
18.5%45 to 54 years
22.9%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rutherford,TN (% below half of poverty level)
8.8%Under 6 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
13.9%18 to 24 years
8.1%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
10.2%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rutherford, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutherford, TN (%)
11.2%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutherford, TN (absolute numbers)
122White
9.8%Below poverty level
90.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rutherford, TN
Children below poverty level:
Rutherford, Tennessee:
5.8%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rutherford:
10.1%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rutherford:
17.2%
Tennessee:
27.9%
40.0%Married-couple family
23.3%Male, no wife present
36.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.0%Worked part-time
90.0%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
69.2%One part-time, other didn't work
30.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.3%1980 to 1989
13.0%1970 to 1979
22.2%1960 to 1969
20.4%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
14.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.4%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
20.4%1970 to 1979
22.8%1960 to 1969
17.2%1950 to 1959
10.5%1940 to 1949
12.6%1939 or earlier
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