Latest news about poverty in Uniontown, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
53.9% of Uniontown, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 69.9% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 45.5% of high school graduates and 28.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 52.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.6%. For comparison, it was 17.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Uniontown, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Uniontown:
53.9%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Uniontown:
10.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Uniontown:
52.6%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 36.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Uniontown:
34.7%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.6%
Residents above poverty level:
17.5%
Poverty by age in Uniontown, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Uniontown,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
94.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
14.0%25 to 34 years
69.0%35 to 44 years
34.0%45 to 54 years
33.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Uniontown,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
95.0%6 to 11 years
18.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
25.0%16 and 17 years
73.0%25 to 34 years
71.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
48.0%55 to 64 years
33.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Uniontown,AL (% below half of poverty level)
51.7%Under 6 years
0.8%6 to 11 years
13.3%12 to 17 years
20.5%18 to 24 years
27.2%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
8.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Uniontown, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Uniontown, AL (%)
0.0%White
58.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Uniontown, AL (absolute numbers)
972Black
55.2%Below poverty level
44.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Uniontown, AL
Children below poverty level:
Uniontown, Alabama:
80.0%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Uniontown:
45.5%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Uniontown:
28.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
1.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
98.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
4.7%Worked part-time
95.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%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
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
4.4%1980 to 1989
26.5%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
13.2%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
23.5%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
13.7%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
27.5%1939 or earlier
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