Latest news about poverty in Taylor, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.1% of Taylor, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 45.6% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 3.7% of high school graduates and 100.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 10.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Taylor, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Taylor:
13.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Taylor:
6.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Taylor:
15.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 14.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Taylor:
18.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
10.8%
Poverty by age in Taylor, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Taylor,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
33.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
23.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Taylor,MS (percentage below poverty level)
62.5%Under 5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Taylor,MS (% below half of poverty level)
47.1%Under 6 years
21.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.1%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Taylor, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Taylor, MS (%)
8.8%White
59.2%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Taylor, MS (absolute numbers)
18White
14Black
12.9%Below poverty level
87.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Taylor, MS
Children below poverty level:
Taylor, Mississippi:
47.4%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Taylor:
3.7%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Taylor:
100.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
0.0%Married-couple family
33.3%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
14.3%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
85.7%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
18.8%1990 to 1994
12.5%1980 to 1989
12.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
25.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
31.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
11.4%1999 to 2000
6.8%1995 to 1998
21.6%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
10.2%1970 to 1979
21.6%1960 to 1969
8.0%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
10.2%1939 or earlier
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