Latest news about poverty in Aberdeen, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
26.0% of Aberdeen, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 19.0% of high school graduates and 44.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 65.0%. For comparison, it was 32.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Aberdeen, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Aberdeen:
26.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Aberdeen:
15.1%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Aberdeen:
23.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Aberdeen:
13.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
65.0%
Residents above poverty level:
32.0%
Poverty by age in Aberdeen, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Aberdeen,MS (percentage below poverty level)
45.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
43.0%6 to 11 years
18.0%12 to 14 years
55.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
40.0%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
27.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Aberdeen,MS (percentage below poverty level)
39.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
46.2%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
2.8%18 to 24 years
39.8%25 to 34 years
16.5%35 to 44 years
26.6%45 to 54 years
33.7%55 to 64 years
47.6%65 to 74 years
26.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Aberdeen,MS (% below half of poverty level)
18.9%Under 6 years
38.8%6 to 11 years
19.9%12 to 17 years
12.2%18 to 24 years
11.9%25 to 34 years
4.6%35 to 44 years
10.2%45 to 54 years
22.8%55 to 64 years
12.2%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Aberdeen, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Aberdeen, MS (%)
24.5%White
26.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Aberdeen, MS (absolute numbers)
275White
898Black
26.0%Below poverty level
74.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Aberdeen, MS
Children below poverty level:
Aberdeen, Mississippi:
36.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Aberdeen:
19.0%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Aberdeen:
44.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
34.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
65.2%Female, no husband present
6.6%Worked full-time, year-round
10.9%Worked part-time
82.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
24.2%One part-time, other didn't work
63.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
7.0%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
16.2%1980 to 1989
15.6%1970 to 1979
12.3%1960 to 1969
13.9%1950 to 1959
13.9%1940 to 1949
17.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
5.6%1995 to 1998
6.9%1990 to 1994
9.6%1980 to 1989
24.8%1970 to 1979
20.2%1960 to 1969
12.7%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
12.8%1939 or earlier
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