Latest news about poverty in Brevard, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.5% of Brevard, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 17.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 12.4% of high school graduates and 22.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 97.1%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brevard, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brevard:
15.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brevard:
8.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brevard:
24.3%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brevard:
33.0%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
97.1%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Brevard, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brevard,NC (percentage below poverty level)
43.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
38.0%6 to 11 years
39.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
44.0%18 to 24 years
30.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brevard,NC (percentage below poverty level)
36.5%Under 5 years
6.9%5 years
13.7%6 to 11 years
7.4%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
31.5%25 to 34 years
11.4%35 to 44 years
19.3%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
8.4%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brevard,NC (% below half of poverty level)
25.0%Under 6 years
20.6%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 17 years
26.0%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
0.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brevard, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brevard, NC (%)
11.7%White
35.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
15.3%2+ races
47.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brevard, NC (absolute numbers)
668White
280Black
0American Indian
722+ races
51Hispanic
14.9%Below poverty level
85.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brevard, NC
Children below poverty level:
Brevard, North Carolina:
23.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brevard:
12.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brevard:
22.8%
North Carolina:
26.6%
33.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
66.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.5%Worked part-time
66.5%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
14.1%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
85.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.2%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
20.9%1970 to 1979
14.2%1960 to 1969
7.5%1950 to 1959
19.4%1940 to 1949
16.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
6.0%1995 to 1998
5.3%1990 to 1994
12.6%1980 to 1989
17.9%1970 to 1979
18.1%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
11.0%1939 or earlier
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