Latest news about poverty in Sylvester, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.3% of Sylvester, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 16.2% of high school graduates and 56.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 59.2%. For comparison, it was 32.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sylvester, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sylvester:
28.3%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sylvester:
14.2%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sylvester:
35.8%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sylvester:
20.1%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
59.2%
Residents above poverty level:
32.8%
Poverty by age in Sylvester, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sylvester,GA (percentage below poverty level)
16.0%Under 5 years
64.0%5 years
36.0%6 to 11 years
89.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
22.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sylvester,GA (percentage below poverty level)
9.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
66.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
32.0%16 and 17 years
30.0%18 to 24 years
45.0%25 to 34 years
44.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
33.0%65 to 74 years
27.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sylvester,GA (% below half of poverty level)
13.7%Under 6 years
29.7%6 to 11 years
35.8%12 to 17 years
13.9%18 to 24 years
21.9%25 to 34 years
15.9%35 to 44 years
5.8%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sylvester, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sylvester, GA (%)
7.0%White
38.0%Black
87.0%Asian
44.0%Native Hawaiian
15.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sylvester, GA (absolute numbers)
127White
1,242Black
50Asian
3Native Hawaiian
382+ races
30Hispanic
26.5%Below poverty level
73.5%Above poverty level
73.1%Below poverty level
26.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sylvester, GA
Children below poverty level:
Sylvester, Georgia:
41.3%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sylvester:
16.2%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sylvester:
56.2%
Georgia:
24.0%
14.4%Married-couple family
12.9%Male, no wife present
72.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
21.5%Worked part-time
78.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
54.0%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
20.5%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
20.5%1970 to 1979
9.4%1960 to 1969
18.8%1950 to 1959
11.1%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
9.0%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
14.6%1980 to 1989
23.7%1970 to 1979
18.4%1960 to 1969
12.9%1950 to 1959
4.0%1940 to 1949
7.5%1939 or earlier
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