Latest news about poverty in Pelham, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.3% of Pelham, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 203.8% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 4.6% of high school graduates and 14.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 5.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 48.7%. For comparison, it was 12.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pelham, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pelham:
5.3%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pelham:
2.1%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pelham:
5.8%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pelham:
12.2%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
48.7%
Residents above poverty level:
12.0%
Poverty by age in Pelham, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pelham,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
7.2%15 years
7.4%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
0.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pelham,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.3%6 to 11 years
1.0%12 to 14 years
63.2%15 years
7.6%16 and 17 years
3.9%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
14.2%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pelham,AL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.9%12 to 17 years
1.1%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pelham, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pelham, AL (%)
2.8%White
2.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
8.6%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
27.9%Other race
22.0%2+ races
21.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pelham, AL (absolute numbers)
489White
68Black
0American Indian
83Asian
0Native Hawaiian
184Other race
4752+ races
619Hispanic
3.8%Below poverty level
96.2%Above poverty level
22.5%Below poverty level
77.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pelham, AL
Children below poverty level:
Pelham, Alabama:
6.1%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pelham:
4.6%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pelham:
14.6%
Alabama:
30.1%
64.6%Married-couple family
5.8%Male, no wife present
29.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
38.7%Worked part-time
61.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
41.0%One full-time, other didn't work
6.8%Both worked part-time
20.5%One part-time, other didn't work
31.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
28.1%1995 to 1998
34.1%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
22.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
8.2%1999 to 2000
25.0%1995 to 1998
17.3%1990 to 1994
20.9%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
3.8%1960 to 1969
0.5%1950 to 1959
0.4%1940 to 1949
0.4%1939 or earlier
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