Latest news about poverty in Dunbar, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.6% of Dunbar, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.7% less than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 10.7% of high school graduates and 51.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.5%. For comparison, it was 23.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dunbar, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dunbar:
15.6%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dunbar:
8.0%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dunbar:
30.0%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dunbar:
43.3%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.5%
Residents above poverty level:
23.2%
Poverty by age in Dunbar, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dunbar,WV (percentage below poverty level)
15.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
95.0%15 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
9.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
23.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dunbar,WV (percentage below poverty level)
8.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
18.0%6 to 11 years
53.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
37.0%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
26.0%55 to 64 years
17.0%65 to 74 years
24.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dunbar,WV (% below half of poverty level)
13.3%Under 6 years
9.3%6 to 11 years
41.6%12 to 17 years
14.2%18 to 24 years
5.2%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
4.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dunbar, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dunbar, WV (%)
13.8%White
22.9%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
61.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dunbar, WV (absolute numbers)
732White
197Black
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
3382+ races
17.5%Below poverty level
82.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dunbar, WV
Children below poverty level:
Dunbar, West Virginia:
23.6%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dunbar:
10.7%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Dunbar:
51.4%
West Virginia:
33.6%
26.9%Married-couple family
18.5%Male, no wife present
54.6%Female, no husband present
1.8%Worked full-time, year-round
23.5%Worked part-time
74.7%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
4.1%1980 to 1989
9.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
41.3%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
31.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
0.7%1990 to 1994
4.9%1980 to 1989
11.2%1970 to 1979
10.4%1960 to 1969
31.8%1950 to 1959
23.0%1940 to 1949
17.1%1939 or earlier
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