31.5% of Chickasaw, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 48.5% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 20.9% of high school graduates and 56.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.2%. For comparison, it was 33.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chickasaw, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chickasaw:
31.5%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chickasaw:
16.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chickasaw:
31.4%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chickasaw:
17.8%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.2%
Residents above poverty level:
33.9%
Poverty by age in Chickasaw, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chickasaw,AL (percentage below poverty level)
70.1%Under 5 years
82.8%5 years
60.9%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 14 years
45.5%15 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
16.2%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
26.6%35 to 44 years
13.7%45 to 54 years
22.6%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
50.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chickasaw,AL (percentage below poverty level)
65.4%Under 5 years
51.9%5 years
46.2%6 to 11 years
33.6%12 to 14 years
33.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
36.7%18 to 24 years
48.5%25 to 34 years
35.7%35 to 44 years
9.5%45 to 54 years
40.3%55 to 64 years
13.4%65 to 74 years
21.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chickasaw,AL (% below half of poverty level)
43.3%Under 6 years
30.9%6 to 11 years
14.5%12 to 17 years
13.3%18 to 24 years
16.5%25 to 34 years
17.2%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chickasaw, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chickasaw, AL (%)
26.4%White
43.9%Black
27.4%American Indian
0.0%Asian
18.7%Other race
32.7%2+ races
44.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chickasaw, AL (absolute numbers)
734White
1,375Black
10American Indian
0Asian
16Other race
982+ races
71Hispanic
34.1%Below poverty level
65.9%Above poverty level
24.8%Below poverty level
75.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chickasaw, AL
Children below poverty level:
Chickasaw, Alabama:
50.5%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chickasaw:
20.9%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chickasaw:
56.4%
Alabama:
30.1%
23.3%Married-couple family
6.8%Male, no wife present
69.9%Female, no husband present
9.2%Worked full-time, year-round
28.4%Worked part-time
62.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
23.3%One full-time, other part-time
34.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
42.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.7%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
36.5%1960 to 1969
11.6%1950 to 1959
30.7%1940 to 1949
7.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.4%1990 to 1994
2.0%1980 to 1989
8.2%1970 to 1979
31.7%1960 to 1969
32.1%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
12.4%1939 or earlier
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