35.5% of Moorhead, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.0% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 22.8% of high school graduates and 31.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.8%. For comparison, it was 28.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Moorhead, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Moorhead:
35.5%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Moorhead:
13.7%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Moorhead:
21.9%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 22.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Moorhead:
11.3%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.8%
Residents above poverty level:
28.7%
Poverty by age in Moorhead, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Moorhead,MS (percentage below poverty level)
74.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
56.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
67.0%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
48.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
26.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Moorhead,MS (percentage below poverty level)
52.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
80.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
31.0%18 to 24 years
30.0%25 to 34 years
49.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
66.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Moorhead,MS (% below half of poverty level)
31.5%Under 6 years
28.3%6 to 11 years
17.0%12 to 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
49.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
15.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Moorhead, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moorhead, MS (%)
0.0%White
37.6%Black
0.0%Asian
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moorhead, MS (absolute numbers)
414Black
35.6%Below poverty level
64.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Moorhead, MS
Children below poverty level:
Moorhead, Mississippi:
68.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Moorhead:
22.8%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Moorhead:
31.8%
Mississippi:
33.2%
6.5%Married-couple family
8.6%Male, no wife present
84.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.5%Worked part-time
81.5%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
3.4%1999 to 2000
9.3%1995 to 1998
13.6%1990 to 1994
13.6%1980 to 1989
22.9%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
11.0%1950 to 1959
6.8%1940 to 1949
9.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
4.2%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
9.7%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
27.4%1960 to 1969
10.4%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
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