30.4% of Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.0% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 33.2% of high school graduates and 26.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.4%. For comparison, it was 10.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
30.4%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
9.9%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
33.4%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 46.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
53.4%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.4%
Residents above poverty level:
10.4%
Poverty by age in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Gay-Shamrock,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
23.0%45 to 54 years
53.0%55 to 64 years
39.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Gay-Shamrock,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
43.0%35 to 44 years
38.0%45 to 54 years
71.0%55 to 64 years
37.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Gay-Shamrock,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.8%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
27.5%45 to 54 years
33.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV (%)
32.7%White
9.1%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV (absolute numbers)
450White
32.1%Below poverty level
67.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV
Children below poverty level:
Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia:
35.4%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
33.2%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Gay-Shamrock:
26.4%
West Virginia:
33.6%
88.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
11.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
47.7%One part-time, other didn't work
52.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.6%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
3.6%1980 to 1989
6.6%1970 to 1979
12.0%1960 to 1969
26.9%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
35.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
5.8%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
13.1%1980 to 1989
12.5%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
14.1%1950 to 1959
23.7%1940 to 1949
15.5%1939 or earlier
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