28.7% of Mooringsport, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.3% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 18.0% of high school graduates and 81.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 30.8%. For comparison, it was 28.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mooringsport, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mooringsport:
28.7%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mooringsport:
11.1%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mooringsport:
25.5%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 44.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mooringsport:
37.4%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
30.8%
Residents above poverty level:
28.4%
Poverty by age in Mooringsport, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mooringsport,LA (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
38.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
59.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
56.0%45 to 54 years
51.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mooringsport,LA (percentage below poverty level)
45.0%Under 5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
59.0%18 to 24 years
47.0%25 to 34 years
28.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
42.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mooringsport,LA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
17.3%12 to 17 years
18.6%18 to 24 years
19.4%25 to 34 years
21.1%35 to 44 years
18.6%45 to 54 years
13.2%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mooringsport, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mooringsport, LA (%)
34.0%White
12.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
70.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mooringsport, LA (absolute numbers)
120White
23Black
0American Indian
312+ races
3Hispanic
29.4%Below poverty level
70.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mooringsport, LA
Children below poverty level:
Mooringsport, Louisiana:
54.5%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mooringsport:
18.0%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mooringsport:
81.2%
Louisiana:
33.4%
32.0%Married-couple family
4.0%Male, no wife present
64.0%Female, no husband present
11.1%Worked full-time, year-round
15.9%Worked part-time
73.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
25.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
62.5%One part-time, other didn't work
12.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
25.0%1990 to 1994
8.3%1980 to 1989
33.3%1970 to 1979
33.3%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.4%1995 to 1998
0.4%1990 to 1994
12.2%1980 to 1989
9.3%1970 to 1979
16.9%1960 to 1969
19.8%1950 to 1959
13.5%1940 to 1949
19.4%1939 or earlier
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