22.5% of Sylacauga, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.9% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 14.7% of high school graduates and 49.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.3%. For comparison, it was 30.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sylacauga, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sylacauga:
22.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sylacauga:
11.0%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sylacauga:
32.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sylacauga:
30.1%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.3%
Residents above poverty level:
30.1%
Poverty by age in Sylacauga, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sylacauga,AL (percentage below poverty level)
45.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.2%18 to 24 years
18.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
19.3%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
17.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sylacauga,AL (percentage below poverty level)
34.2%Under 5 years
21.3%5 years
53.7%6 to 11 years
56.1%12 to 14 years
39.5%15 years
11.2%16 and 17 years
59.4%18 to 24 years
30.4%25 to 34 years
22.9%35 to 44 years
8.5%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
14.6%65 to 74 years
28.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sylacauga,AL (% below half of poverty level)
26.3%Under 6 years
21.5%6 to 11 years
6.3%12 to 17 years
16.4%18 to 24 years
14.2%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
9.4%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
11.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sylacauga, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sylacauga, AL (%)
10.7%White
37.4%Black
69.1%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
3.9%Other race
73.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sylacauga, AL (absolute numbers)
830White
1,391Black
58American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
7Other race
3702+ races
23.5%Below poverty level
76.5%Above poverty level
3.6%Below poverty level
96.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sylacauga, AL
Children below poverty level:
Sylacauga, Alabama:
29.1%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sylacauga:
14.7%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sylacauga:
49.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
21.1%Married-couple family
14.3%Male, no wife present
64.6%Female, no husband present
4.3%Worked full-time, year-round
18.6%Worked part-time
77.1%Did not work
20.2%Both worked full-time
33.7%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
46.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.2%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
2.3%1980 to 1989
9.1%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
21.8%1950 to 1959
16.0%1940 to 1949
24.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
4.8%1990 to 1994
12.8%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
18.0%1960 to 1969
22.1%1950 to 1959
11.6%1940 to 1949
11.1%1939 or earlier
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