Latest news about poverty in Lake, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.0% of Lake, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 92.2% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 4.5% of high school graduates and 33.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.0%. For comparison, it was 26.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lake, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lake:
10.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lake:
1.8%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lake:
17.9%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lake:
27.5%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.0%
Residents above poverty level:
26.6%
Poverty by age in Lake, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lake,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
30.8%5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
9.1%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
26.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lake,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
36.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
19.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lake,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
3.8%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 Lake, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake, MS (%)
14.0%White
5.0%Black
100.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake, MS (absolute numbers)
38White
11Black
1Other race
9.9%Below poverty level
90.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lake, MS
Children below poverty level:
Lake, Mississippi:
11.6%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lake:
4.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lake:
33.3%
Mississippi:
33.2%
66.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
33.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
50.0%Worked part-time
50.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
66.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
21.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
21.1%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
42.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
15.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
13.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
19.6%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
15.5%1960 to 1969
11.3%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
22.7%1939 or earlier
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