19.2% of Wedgefield, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.4% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 29.8% of high school graduates and 10.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 0.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.9%. For comparison, it was 36.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wedgefield, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wedgefield:
19.2%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wedgefield:
11.1%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wedgefield:
0.0%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wedgefield:
0.0%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.9%
Residents above poverty level:
36.5%
Poverty by age in Wedgefield, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wedgefield,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
36.4%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
35.5%25 to 34 years
13.7%35 to 44 years
62.7%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 poor female residents in Wedgefield,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
68.5%45 to 54 years
11.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wedgefield,SC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
25.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
19.2%35 to 44 years
37.1%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wedgefield, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wedgefield, SC (%)
9.9%White
22.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wedgefield, SC (absolute numbers)
139White
102Black
10.5%Below poverty level
89.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wedgefield, SC
Children below poverty level:
Wedgefield, South Carolina:
8.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wedgefield:
29.8%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wedgefield:
10.3%
South Carolina:
28.6%
29.4%Married-couple family
54.8%Male, no wife present
15.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
41.5%Worked part-time
58.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
100.0%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
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
10.4%1995 to 1998
9.4%1990 to 1994
18.5%1980 to 1989
23.2%1970 to 1979
13.2%1960 to 1969
9.6%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
6.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.1%1999 to 2000
12.5%1995 to 1998
13.0%1990 to 1994
21.1%1980 to 1989
19.4%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
3.7%1940 to 1949
4.5%1939 or earlier
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