27.3% of Sumner, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.9% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 23.4% of high school graduates and 23.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 37.5%. For comparison, it was 44.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sumner, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sumner:
27.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sumner:
21.3%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sumner:
11.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sumner:
4.0%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
37.5%
Residents above poverty level:
44.3%
Poverty by age in Sumner, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sumner,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
27.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
41.9%25 to 34 years
20.8%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sumner,MS (percentage below poverty level)
43.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
62.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
43.0%35 to 44 years
42.0%45 to 54 years
36.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
22.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sumner,MS (% below half of poverty level)
22.0%Under 6 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 17 years
45.5%18 to 24 years
27.8%25 to 34 years
45.8%35 to 44 years
12.8%45 to 54 years
10.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sumner, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sumner, MS (%)
15.1%White
35.6%Black
88.5%2+ races
41.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sumner, MS (absolute numbers)
24White
61Black
222+ races
11Hispanic
28.9%Below poverty level
71.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sumner, MS
Children below poverty level:
Sumner, Mississippi:
28.1%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sumner:
23.4%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sumner:
23.1%
Mississippi:
33.2%
33.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
45.2%Worked part-time
54.8%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.9%1990 to 1994
20.7%1980 to 1989
6.9%1970 to 1979
20.7%1960 to 1969
17.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
27.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
13.3%1980 to 1989
15.6%1970 to 1979
8.9%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
13.3%1940 to 1949
38.9%1939 or earlier
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