Latest news about poverty in Bluffton, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.5% of Bluffton, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 155.6% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 4.2% of high school graduates and 3.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 8.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.6%. For comparison, it was 14.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bluffton, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bluffton:
5.5%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bluffton:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bluffton:
8.1%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 7.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bluffton:
11.8%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.6%
Residents above poverty level:
14.2%
Poverty by age in Bluffton, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bluffton,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.3%6 to 11 years
13.1%12 to 14 years
7.4%15 years
5.4%16 and 17 years
5.1%18 to 24 years
2.7%25 to 34 years
1.7%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
0.2%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bluffton,SC (percentage below poverty level)
3.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
17.9%6 to 11 years
6.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
19.2%16 and 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
13.8%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
9.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bluffton,SC (% below half of poverty level)
2.6%Under 6 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 17 years
6.7%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
5.7%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
0.5%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bluffton, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bluffton, SC (%)
2.7%White
10.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
9.3%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
10.6%Other race
1.0%2+ races
6.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bluffton, SC (absolute numbers)
601White
246Black
0American Indian
22Asian
0Native Hawaiian
268Other race
232+ races
254Hispanic
5.5%Below poverty level
94.5%Above poverty level
1.9%Below poverty level
98.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bluffton, SC
Children below poverty level:
Bluffton, South Carolina:
6.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bluffton:
4.2%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bluffton:
3.6%
South Carolina:
28.6%
31.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
68.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.7%Worked part-time
76.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
44.0%One full-time, other didn't work
11.0%Both worked part-time
34.1%One part-time, other didn't work
11.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.9%1999 to 2000
29.3%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
15.5%1980 to 1989
5.2%1970 to 1979
13.8%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
13.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
17.8%1995 to 1998
18.1%1990 to 1994
35.0%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
4.9%1950 to 1959
2.7%1940 to 1949
5.7%1939 or earlier
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