29.3% of Lambert, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.7% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 13.3% of high school graduates and 52.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.3%. For comparison, it was 40.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lambert, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lambert:
29.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lambert:
18.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lambert:
40.3%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lambert:
24.4%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.3%
Residents above poverty level:
40.8%
Poverty by age in Lambert, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lambert,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
6.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
44.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
66.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lambert,MS (percentage below poverty level)
87.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
82.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
14.0%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
58.0%35 to 44 years
26.0%45 to 54 years
26.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
30.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lambert,MS (% below half of poverty level)
71.7%Under 6 years
50.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
10.9%18 to 24 years
13.6%25 to 34 years
30.1%35 to 44 years
11.3%45 to 54 years
7.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lambert, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lambert, MS (%)
3.0%White
32.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lambert, MS (absolute numbers)
5White
271Black
482+ races
29.2%Below poverty level
70.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lambert, MS
Children below poverty level:
Lambert, Mississippi:
57.0%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lambert:
13.3%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lambert:
52.2%
Mississippi:
33.2%
44.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
55.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.3%Worked part-time
88.7%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
3.8%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
37.8%1970 to 1979
18.6%1960 to 1969
16.0%1950 to 1959
5.8%1940 to 1949
1.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
10.7%1980 to 1989
27.0%1970 to 1979
27.7%1960 to 1969
16.3%1950 to 1959
9.3%1940 to 1949
3.7%1939 or earlier
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