Latest news about poverty in Greeneville, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
17.0% of Greeneville, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.8% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 14.8% of high school graduates and 27.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 89.8%. For comparison, it was 26.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greeneville, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greeneville:
17.0%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greeneville:
5.5%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greeneville:
29.2%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 19.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greeneville:
39.3%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
89.8%
Residents above poverty level:
26.2%
Poverty by age in Greeneville, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greeneville,TN (percentage below poverty level)
47.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
56.1%16 and 17 years
33.0%18 to 24 years
7.2%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
22.4%45 to 54 years
42.4%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
15.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greeneville,TN (percentage below poverty level)
6.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
46.6%12 to 14 years
50.9%15 years
75.7%16 and 17 years
40.3%18 to 24 years
12.8%25 to 34 years
23.2%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
11.1%55 to 64 years
27.2%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greeneville,TN (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
16.3%12 to 17 years
3.8%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greeneville, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greeneville, TN (%)
20.2%White
35.6%Black
26.2%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
11.2%2+ races
18.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greeneville, TN (absolute numbers)
2,582White
139Black
31American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
1602+ races
152Hispanic
19.5%Below poverty level
80.5%Above poverty level
43.2%Below poverty level
56.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greeneville, TN
Children below poverty level:
Greeneville, Tennessee:
15.9%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greeneville:
14.8%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greeneville:
27.8%
Tennessee:
27.9%
17.1%Married-couple family
14.8%Male, no wife present
68.0%Female, no husband present
4.0%Worked full-time, year-round
44.7%Worked part-time
51.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.5%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
17.7%1960 to 1969
15.3%1950 to 1959
18.4%1940 to 1949
21.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
7.0%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
10.1%1980 to 1989
17.3%1970 to 1979
24.2%1960 to 1969
21.2%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
9.8%1939 or earlier
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