Latest news about poverty in Kernersville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.2% of Kernersville, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.8% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 8.4% of high school graduates and 34.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.9%. For comparison, it was 27.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kernersville, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kernersville:
12.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kernersville:
4.7%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kernersville:
20.2%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kernersville:
20.6%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.9%
Residents above poverty level:
27.6%
Poverty by age in Kernersville, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kernersville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
10.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.9%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
23.8%15 years
36.9%16 and 17 years
8.7%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
11.9%65 to 74 years
6.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kernersville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
10.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.9%6 to 11 years
27.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.2%16 and 17 years
18.6%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
15.7%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
13.6%65 to 74 years
28.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kernersville,NC (% below half of poverty level)
3.1%Under 6 years
6.4%6 to 11 years
8.8%12 to 17 years
3.4%18 to 24 years
4.3%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
3.2%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kernersville, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kernersville, NC (%)
8.4%White
20.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
1.8%Asian
31.0%Other race
33.1%2+ races
23.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kernersville, NC (absolute numbers)
1,538White
937Black
0American Indian
9Asian
521Other race
4692+ races
774Hispanic
11.7%Below poverty level
88.3%Above poverty level
18.0%Below poverty level
82.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kernersville, NC
Children below poverty level:
Kernersville, North Carolina:
16.0%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kernersville:
8.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kernersville:
34.1%
North Carolina:
26.6%
41.6%Married-couple family
12.3%Male, no wife present
46.2%Female, no husband present
15.5%Worked full-time, year-round
17.8%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.1%One full-time, other didn't work
15.1%Both worked part-time
28.9%One part-time, other didn't work
37.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
14.6%1995 to 1998
13.5%1990 to 1994
21.6%1980 to 1989
27.5%1970 to 1979
7.0%1960 to 1969
3.5%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.4%1999 to 2000
14.8%1995 to 1998
13.1%1990 to 1994
23.7%1980 to 1989
22.8%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
5.3%1950 to 1959
3.1%1940 to 1949
3.5%1939 or earlier
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