Latest news about poverty in Brunswick, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
30.8% of Brunswick, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 26.0% of high school graduates and 35.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 93.8%. For comparison, it was 37.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brunswick, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brunswick:
30.8%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brunswick:
14.3%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brunswick:
30.6%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brunswick:
14.2%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
93.8%
Residents above poverty level:
37.4%
Poverty by age in Brunswick, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brunswick,GA (percentage below poverty level)
38.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
37.0%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
10.0%15 years
61.0%16 and 17 years
6.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
29.0%65 to 74 years
24.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brunswick,GA (percentage below poverty level)
44.1%Under 5 years
34.1%5 years
58.8%6 to 11 years
42.5%12 to 14 years
69.7%15 years
70.4%16 and 17 years
53.8%18 to 24 years
37.1%25 to 34 years
16.7%35 to 44 years
22.9%45 to 54 years
15.6%55 to 64 years
19.2%65 to 74 years
44.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brunswick,GA (% below half of poverty level)
27.9%Under 6 years
46.4%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
16.4%25 to 34 years
6.9%35 to 44 years
11.4%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
1.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brunswick, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brunswick, GA (%)
16.8%White
34.8%Black
95.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
27.6%Other race
61.3%2+ races
23.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brunswick, GA (absolute numbers)
708White
3,144Black
63American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
123Other race
3002+ races
266Hispanic
23.6%Below poverty level
76.4%Above poverty level
23.4%Below poverty level
76.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brunswick, GA
Children below poverty level:
Brunswick, Georgia:
31.8%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brunswick:
26.0%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brunswick:
35.1%
Georgia:
24.0%
18.3%Married-couple family
1.3%Male, no wife present
80.4%Female, no husband present
4.1%Worked full-time, year-round
21.9%Worked part-time
74.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
46.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
35.3%One part-time, other didn't work
18.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
4.0%1980 to 1989
18.9%1970 to 1979
14.6%1960 to 1969
25.1%1950 to 1959
14.6%1940 to 1949
17.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
18.3%1960 to 1969
23.4%1950 to 1959
14.0%1940 to 1949
21.4%1939 or earlier
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