9.4% of Abbeville, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 104.4% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 4.5% of high school graduates and 25.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 17.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Abbeville, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Abbeville:
9.4%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Abbeville:
1.5%
Whole state:
8.8%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.8%
Poverty by age in Abbeville, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Abbeville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
67.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.0%25 to 34 years
20.0%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 poor female residents in Abbeville,MS (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
20.0%25 to 34 years
6.2%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 Abbeville,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
6.0%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
Poverty by race and place of birth in Abbeville, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Abbeville, MS (%)
12.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Abbeville, MS (absolute numbers)
37White
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Abbeville, MS
Children below poverty level:
Abbeville, Mississippi:
19.4%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Abbeville:
4.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Abbeville:
25.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
66.7%Married-couple family
33.3%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
54.5%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
36.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
17.3%1995 to 1998
7.2%1990 to 1994
25.2%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
5.8%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
10.8%1939 or earlier
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