9.0% of Drexel, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.2% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 4.9% of high school graduates and 37.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.9%. For comparison, it was 18.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Drexel, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Drexel:
9.0%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Drexel:
3.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Drexel:
20.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Drexel:
45.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.9%
Residents above poverty level:
18.2%
Poverty by age in Drexel, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Drexel,NC (percentage below poverty level)
10.5%Under 5 years
7.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.4%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
5.6%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
16.5%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Drexel,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
8.0%6 to 11 years
15.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
3.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Drexel,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
8.2%6 to 11 years
26.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Drexel, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Drexel, NC (%)
5.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
64.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Drexel, NC (absolute numbers)
75White
0Black
0Asian
35Other race
02+ races
27Hispanic
5.5%Below poverty level
94.5%Above poverty level
2.8%Below poverty level
97.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Drexel, NC
Children below poverty level:
Drexel, North Carolina:
13.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Drexel:
4.9%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school: