33.6% of Prentiss, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.9% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 27.0% of high school graduates and 48.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.7%. For comparison, it was 24.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Prentiss, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Prentiss:
33.6%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Prentiss:
9.7%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Prentiss:
32.2%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 32.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Prentiss:
30.1%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.7%
Residents above poverty level:
24.1%
Poverty by age in Prentiss, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Prentiss,MS (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
40.0%6 to 11 years
35.0%12 to 14 years
33.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
50.0%25 to 34 years
48.0%35 to 44 years
35.0%45 to 54 years
16.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Prentiss,MS (percentage below poverty level)
40.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
84.0%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
42.0%16 and 17 years
24.0%18 to 24 years
38.0%25 to 34 years
71.0%35 to 44 years
51.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
29.0%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Prentiss,MS (% below half of poverty level)
4.1%Under 6 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
6.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.5%25 to 34 years
37.9%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
7.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Prentiss, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prentiss, MS (%)
33.0%White
28.0%Black
59.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prentiss, MS (absolute numbers)
161White
85Black
372+ races
20Hispanic
33.5%Below poverty level
66.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Prentiss, MS
Children below poverty level:
Prentiss, Mississippi:
44.6%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Prentiss:
27.0%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Prentiss:
48.2%
Mississippi:
33.2%
40.4%Married-couple family
9.6%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
16.5%Worked part-time
83.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
57.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
42.1%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
11.8%1970 to 1979
41.2%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
5.9%1940 to 1949
23.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
5.9%1980 to 1989
20.7%1970 to 1979
27.6%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
17.0%1939 or earlier
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