Latest news about poverty in Tupelo, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.5% of Tupelo, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.6% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 9.4% of high school graduates and 27.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.5%. For comparison, it was 24.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tupelo, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tupelo:
13.5%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tupelo:
4.3%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tupelo:
18.6%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tupelo:
17.8%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.5%
Residents above poverty level:
24.1%
Poverty by age in Tupelo, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tupelo,MS (percentage below poverty level)
12.0%Under 5 years
67.5%5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
13.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.4%16 and 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
10.8%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
17.6%55 to 64 years
4.4%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tupelo,MS (percentage below poverty level)
19.4%Under 5 years
30.7%5 years
27.0%6 to 11 years
4.7%12 to 14 years
6.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.9%18 to 24 years
18.7%25 to 34 years
9.3%35 to 44 years
18.9%45 to 54 years
18.2%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
10.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tupelo,MS (% below half of poverty level)
7.8%Under 6 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
2.1%12 to 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
0.8%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
3.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tupelo, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tupelo, MS (%)
9.3%White
17.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
3.1%Other race
17.7%2+ races
7.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tupelo, MS (absolute numbers)
1,837White
2,453Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
46Other race
2332+ races
89Hispanic
12.2%Below poverty level
87.8%Above poverty level
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tupelo, MS
Children below poverty level:
Tupelo, Mississippi:
20.3%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tupelo:
9.4%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tupelo:
27.5%
Mississippi:
33.2%
24.5%Married-couple family
13.0%Male, no wife present
62.5%Female, no husband present
18.3%Worked full-time, year-round
20.9%Worked part-time
60.8%Did not work
18.7%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
13.9%One full-time, other didn't work
6.2%Both worked part-time
16.7%One part-time, other didn't work
44.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.1%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
18.7%1980 to 1989
28.3%1970 to 1979
11.5%1960 to 1969
14.6%1950 to 1959
2.6%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
10.0%1995 to 1998
11.6%1990 to 1994
19.9%1980 to 1989
20.9%1970 to 1979
16.8%1960 to 1969
10.8%1950 to 1959
3.6%1940 to 1949
5.0%1939 or earlier
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