33.1% of Sardis, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.2% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 35.1% of high school graduates and 24.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.6%. For comparison, it was 43.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sardis, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sardis:
33.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sardis:
5.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sardis:
41.2%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 28.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sardis:
40.1%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.6%
Residents above poverty level:
43.5%
Poverty by age in Sardis, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sardis,MS (percentage below poverty level)
15.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
78.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
66.0%25 to 34 years
36.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
56.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sardis,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
43.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
52.0%35 to 44 years
21.0%45 to 54 years
47.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
34.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sardis,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
13.7%6 to 11 years
2.2%12 to 17 years
1.5%18 to 24 years
9.2%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sardis, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sardis, MS (%)
17.0%White
43.0%Black
0.0%Native Hawaiian
100.0%Other race
63.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sardis, MS (absolute numbers)
137White
507Black
0Native Hawaiian
12Other race
72+ races
12Hispanic
33.0%Below poverty level
67.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sardis, MS
Children below poverty level:
Sardis, Mississippi:
49.2%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sardis:
35.1%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sardis:
24.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
14.5%Married-couple family
9.2%Male, no wife present
76.3%Female, no husband present
15.4%Worked full-time, year-round
7.7%Worked part-time
76.9%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
12.7%1980 to 1989
21.6%1970 to 1979
16.7%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
18.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
3.3%1980 to 1989
19.6%1970 to 1979
21.4%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
14.7%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
Discuss Sardis, Mississippi (MS) on our hugely popular Mississippi forum.