34.0% of Itta Bena, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 43.7% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 25.9% of high school graduates and 44.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 43.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.6%. For comparison, it was 55.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Itta Bena, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Itta Bena:
34.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Itta Bena:
12.7%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Itta Bena:
43.6%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Itta Bena:
25.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.6%
Residents above poverty level:
55.3%
Poverty by age in Itta Bena, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Itta Bena,MS (percentage below poverty level)
33.3%Under 5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
27.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
30.6%35 to 44 years
48.6%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
54.1%65 to 74 years
11.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Itta Bena,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
39.0%12 to 14 years
21.0%15 years
67.0%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
49.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
64.0%55 to 64 years
27.0%65 to 74 years
58.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Itta Bena,MS (% below half of poverty level)
19.2%Under 6 years
58.8%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 17 years
15.9%18 to 24 years
1.8%25 to 34 years
7.9%35 to 44 years
16.4%45 to 54 years
13.8%55 to 64 years
14.2%65 to 74 years
17.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Itta Bena, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Itta Bena, MS (%)
14.0%White
33.0%Black
88.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Itta Bena, MS (absolute numbers)
9White
461Black
322+ races
11Hispanic
33.9%Below poverty level
66.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Itta Bena, MS
Children below poverty level:
Itta Bena, Mississippi:
44.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Itta Bena:
25.9%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Itta Bena:
44.3%
Mississippi:
33.2%
22.6%Married-couple family
4.7%Male, no wife present
72.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
25.6%Worked part-time
74.4%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
18.2%One part-time, other didn't work
81.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
26.8%1980 to 1989
28.6%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
10.7%1950 to 1959
2.7%1940 to 1949
3.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
15.9%1980 to 1989
21.0%1970 to 1979
26.0%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
16.8%1939 or earlier
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