33.7% of Bethune, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.6% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 25.2% of high school graduates and 23.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 54.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.2%. For comparison, it was 11.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bethune, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bethune:
33.7%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bethune:
15.0%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bethune:
54.1%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bethune:
26.1%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.2%
Residents above poverty level:
11.4%
Poverty by age in Bethune, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bethune,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
63.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
89.0%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
33.0%35 to 44 years
30.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bethune,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
71.0%35 to 44 years
53.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
29.0%65 to 74 years
14.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bethune,SC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
52.8%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
10.8%35 to 44 years
57.1%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bethune, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethune, SC (%)
33.3%White
67.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethune, SC (absolute numbers)
121White
21Black
28.5%Below poverty level
71.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bethune, SC
Children below poverty level:
Bethune, South Carolina:
38.9%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bethune:
25.2%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bethune:
23.1%
South Carolina:
28.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
12.5%Male, no wife present
87.5%Female, no husband present
46.2%Worked full-time, year-round
15.4%Worked part-time
38.5%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
12.5%1950 to 1959
12.5%1940 to 1949
62.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.5%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
16.7%1960 to 1969
26.7%1950 to 1959
15.8%1940 to 1949
16.7%1939 or earlier
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