Latest news about poverty in Keyser, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.2% of Keyser, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.9% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 19.7% of high school graduates and 37.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.1%. For comparison, it was 27.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Keyser, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Keyser:
25.2%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Keyser:
10.9%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Keyser:
50.3%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Keyser:
39.1%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.1%
Residents above poverty level:
27.2%
Poverty by age in Keyser, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Keyser,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
69.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
9.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
49.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Keyser,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
92.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
85.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
43.0%35 to 44 years
26.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
36.0%65 to 74 years
22.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Keyser,WV (% below half of poverty level)
25.0%Under 6 years
23.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
16.2%25 to 34 years
12.1%35 to 44 years
7.1%45 to 54 years
17.3%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Keyser, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Keyser, WV (%)
28.1%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
43.7%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Keyser, WV (absolute numbers)
1,151White
0Black
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
262+ races
26.8%Below poverty level
73.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Keyser, WV
Children below poverty level:
Keyser, West Virginia:
40.8%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Keyser:
19.7%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Keyser:
37.2%
West Virginia:
33.6%
22.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
77.4%Female, no husband present
13.5%Worked full-time, year-round
30.3%Worked part-time
56.2%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
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
15.3%1970 to 1979
7.2%1960 to 1969
12.6%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
50.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
5.4%1980 to 1989
5.1%1970 to 1979
22.3%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
14.3%1940 to 1949
39.8%1939 or earlier
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