32.0% of Shorter, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 49.2% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 19.3% of high school graduates and 32.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.3% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Shorter, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Shorter:
32.0%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Shorter:
7.0%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Shorter:
30.3%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 29.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Shorter:
27.3%
Alabama:
24.5%
Poverty by age in Shorter, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Shorter,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
33.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
30.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Shorter,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
83.0%6 to 11 years
71.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
55.0%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
53.0%55 to 64 years
21.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Shorter,AL (% below half of poverty level)
11.5%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Shorter, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shorter, AL (%)
11.0%White
35.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
73.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shorter, AL (absolute numbers)
7White
85Black
0American Indian
312+ races
23Hispanic
32.3%Below poverty level
67.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Shorter, AL
Children below poverty level:
Shorter, Alabama:
65.0%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Shorter:
19.3%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Shorter:
32.8%
Alabama:
30.1%
85.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
14.3%Female, no husband present
6.7%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
93.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
63.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
36.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.6%1980 to 1989
47.1%1970 to 1979
17.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.0%1999 to 2000
30.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
30.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
19.7%1939 or earlier
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