Latest news about poverty in Logan, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.4% of Logan, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.3% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 13.9% of high school graduates and 76.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.9%. For comparison, it was 54.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Logan, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Logan:
25.4%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Logan:
11.3%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Logan:
19.0%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Logan:
13.5%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.9%
Residents above poverty level:
54.0%
Poverty by age in Logan, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Logan,WV (percentage below poverty level)
51.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
47.7%6 to 11 years
22.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
50.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
25.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
25.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Logan,WV (percentage below poverty level)
45.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
14.3%12 to 14 years
13.3%16 and 17 years
35.6%18 to 24 years
39.2%25 to 34 years
27.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
42.7%55 to 64 years
32.3%65 to 74 years
9.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Logan,WV (% below half of poverty level)
9.8%Under 6 years
6.1%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 17 years
5.4%18 to 24 years
26.2%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
18.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Logan, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Logan, WV (%)
26.4%White
47.6%Black
48.9%Other race
0.0%2+ races
15.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Logan, WV (absolute numbers)
509White
79Black
26.8%Below poverty level
73.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Logan, WV
Children below poverty level:
Logan, West Virginia:
29.0%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Logan:
13.9%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Logan:
76.1%
West Virginia:
33.6%
34.4%Married-couple family
12.3%Male, no wife present
53.3%Female, no husband present
6.6%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
93.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
63.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
36.8%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
42.0%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
38.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
2.1%1980 to 1989
3.9%1970 to 1979
5.4%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
19.0%1940 to 1949
50.9%1939 or earlier
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