20.5% of Marietta, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 9.6% of high school graduates and 64.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 2.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Marietta, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Marietta:
20.5%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Marietta:
12.9%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Marietta:
38.5%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 23.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Marietta:
57.1%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
2.1%
Poverty by age in Marietta, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Marietta,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
50.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
36.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%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 Marietta,MS (percentage below poverty level)
60.0%12 to 14 years
80.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
37.5%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
30.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Marietta,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
52.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
20.0%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
7.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Marietta, MS
20.1%Below poverty level
79.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Marietta, MS
Children below poverty level:
Marietta, Mississippi:
37.5%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Marietta:
9.6%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Marietta:
64.3%
Mississippi:
33.2%
57.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
42.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
64.3%Worked part-time
35.7%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
22.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
55.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
22.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.8%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
26.0%1970 to 1979
41.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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