Latest news about poverty in Dallas, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.0% of Dallas, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.3% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 9.3% of high school graduates and 19.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.7%. For comparison, it was 41.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Dallas, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Dallas:
9.0%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Dallas:
4.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Dallas:
21.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Dallas:
42.9%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.7%
Residents above poverty level:
41.4%
Poverty by age in Dallas, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Dallas,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.1%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
27.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Dallas,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
40.2%15 years
3.1%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
13.2%45 to 54 years
15.1%55 to 64 years
6.9%65 to 74 years
11.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Dallas,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
9.5%6 to 11 years
8.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Dallas, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dallas, NC (%)
6.0%White
8.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
40.0%2+ races
10.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Dallas, NC (absolute numbers)
167White
156Black
34American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
1002+ races
106Hispanic
7.5%Below poverty level
92.5%Above poverty level
9.9%Below poverty level
90.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Dallas, NC
Children below poverty level:
Dallas, North Carolina:
5.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Dallas:
9.3%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school: