22.8% of Metcalfe, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.1% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 17.5% of high school graduates and 73.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 95.7%. For comparison, it was 16.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Metcalfe, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Metcalfe:
22.8%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Metcalfe:
7.5%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Metcalfe:
30.0%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 25.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Metcalfe:
36.7%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
95.7%
Residents above poverty level:
16.1%
Poverty by age in Metcalfe, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Metcalfe,MS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
59.0%6 to 11 years
53.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
11.0%16 and 17 years
2.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
37.0%65 to 74 years
31.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Metcalfe,MS (percentage below poverty level)
76.9%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
42.4%16 and 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
71.4%25 to 34 years
26.1%35 to 44 years
45.5%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
51.9%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Metcalfe,MS (% below half of poverty level)
100.0%Under 6 years
53.0%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
11.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Metcalfe, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Metcalfe, MS (%)
22.6%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Metcalfe, MS (absolute numbers)
234Black
22.8%Below poverty level
77.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Metcalfe, MS
Children below poverty level:
Metcalfe, Mississippi:
33.3%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Metcalfe:
17.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Metcalfe:
73.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
31.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
68.9%Female, no husband present
5.2%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
94.8%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
6.1%1999 to 2000
15.2%1995 to 1998
22.7%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
12.1%1970 to 1979
13.6%1960 to 1969
15.2%1950 to 1959
3.0%1940 to 1949
7.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.8%1999 to 2000
16.4%1995 to 1998
20.9%1990 to 1994
19.1%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
13.6%1960 to 1969
4.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
8.2%1939 or earlier
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