Latest news about poverty in Searchlight, NV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
30.9% of Searchlight, NV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.8% greater than the poverty level of 12.5% across the entire state of Nevada. 25.4% of high school graduates and 61.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 54.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Searchlight, NV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Searchlight:
30.9%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Searchlight:
22.7%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Searchlight:
36.1%
Nevada:
16.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 32.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Searchlight:
40.7%
Nevada:
18.7%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
54.2%
Poverty by age in Searchlight, NV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Searchlight,NV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
48.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
84.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Searchlight,NV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%15 years
100.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Searchlight,NV (% below half of poverty level)
100.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
68.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Searchlight, NV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Searchlight, NV (%)
36.7%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Searchlight, NV (absolute numbers)
84White
30.0%Below poverty level
70.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Searchlight, NV
Children below poverty level:
Searchlight, Nevada:
100.0%
State:
15.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Searchlight:
25.4%
Nevada:
10.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Searchlight:
61.8%
Nevada:
18.4%
56.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
43.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
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