Latest news about poverty in Screven, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
27.7% of Screven, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 14.7% of high school graduates and 35.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.5%. For comparison, it was 43.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Screven, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Screven:
27.7%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Screven:
5.7%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Screven:
3.8%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Screven:
1.6%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.5%
Residents above poverty level:
43.2%
Poverty by age in Screven, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Screven,GA (percentage below poverty level)
33.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
44.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
94.4%15 years
69.6%16 and 17 years
30.8%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
9.1%45 to 54 years
6.2%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
22.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Screven,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
80.0%12 to 14 years
38.9%18 to 24 years
42.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.9%45 to 54 years
23.4%55 to 64 years
20.8%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Screven,GA (% below half of poverty level)
19.0%Under 6 years
8.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
3.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
13.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Screven, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Screven, GA (%)
27.0%White
30.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Screven, GA (absolute numbers)
134White
47Black
0Other race
02+ races
12Hispanic
26.2%Below poverty level
73.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Screven, GA
Children below poverty level:
Screven, Georgia:
45.0%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Screven:
14.7%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Screven:
35.8%
Georgia:
24.0%
10.8%Married-couple family
13.5%Male, no wife present
75.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
28.0%Worked part-time
72.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.4%1995 to 1998
6.4%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
17.0%1970 to 1979
23.4%1960 to 1969
12.8%1950 to 1959
17.0%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
10.7%1995 to 1998
5.3%1990 to 1994
13.9%1980 to 1989
23.0%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
14.4%1939 or earlier
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