Latest news about poverty in Tuskegee, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
31.7% of Tuskegee, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 48.7% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 18.6% of high school graduates and 53.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.3%. For comparison, it was 39.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tuskegee, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tuskegee:
31.7%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tuskegee:
16.4%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tuskegee:
30.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tuskegee:
17.2%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.3%
Residents above poverty level:
39.3%
Poverty by age in Tuskegee, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tuskegee,AL (percentage below poverty level)
43.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
21.0%6 to 11 years
49.0%12 to 14 years
67.0%16 and 17 years
43.0%18 to 24 years
22.0%25 to 34 years
50.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
29.0%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tuskegee,AL (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
40.8%12 to 14 years
12.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
70.5%18 to 24 years
36.4%25 to 34 years
25.1%35 to 44 years
18.1%45 to 54 years
34.7%55 to 64 years
20.5%65 to 74 years
13.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tuskegee,AL (% below half of poverty level)
32.5%Under 6 years
17.3%6 to 11 years
16.6%12 to 17 years
38.7%18 to 24 years
24.4%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
9.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tuskegee, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tuskegee, AL (%)
35.0%White
32.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
89.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
64.0%2+ races
58.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tuskegee, AL (absolute numbers)
2,017Black
0American Indian
19Asian
5Other race
1262+ races
33Hispanic
32.6%Below poverty level
67.4%Above poverty level
19.7%Below poverty level
80.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tuskegee, AL
Children below poverty level:
Tuskegee, Alabama:
42.3%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tuskegee:
18.6%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tuskegee:
53.4%
Alabama:
30.1%
15.2%Married-couple family
12.7%Male, no wife present
72.1%Female, no husband present
2.8%Worked full-time, year-round
52.9%Worked part-time
44.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
51.4%One full-time, other didn't work
9.7%Both worked part-time
18.1%One part-time, other didn't work
20.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.1%1999 to 2000
10.9%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
14.0%1980 to 1989
12.8%1970 to 1979
12.1%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
15.3%1940 to 1949
10.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
12.9%1980 to 1989
25.3%1970 to 1979
17.9%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
9.9%1939 or earlier
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