8.3% of Mount Holly, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.9% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 5.6% of high school graduates and 31.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.2%. For comparison, it was 17.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Holly, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Holly:
8.3%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Holly:
4.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Holly:
12.7%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Holly:
16.7%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.2%
Residents above poverty level:
17.9%
Poverty by age in Mount Holly, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Holly,NC (percentage below poverty level)
26.8%Under 5 years
19.5%5 years
15.6%6 to 11 years
4.6%12 to 14 years
9.0%15 years
3.1%16 and 17 years
0.8%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
14.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Holly,NC (percentage below poverty level)
10.6%Under 5 years
17.0%5 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.3%18 to 24 years
20.0%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
8.2%55 to 64 years
4.2%65 to 74 years
12.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Holly,NC (% below half of poverty level)
12.7%Under 6 years
6.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
7.3%18 to 24 years
9.6%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
1.8%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Holly, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Holly, NC (%)
5.0%White
12.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
26.0%Other race
8.0%2+ races
9.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Holly, NC (absolute numbers)
672White
307Black
6American Indian
0Asian
23Native Hawaiian
79Other race
1022+ races
103Hispanic
6.8%Below poverty level
93.2%Above poverty level
11.7%Below poverty level
88.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Holly, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Holly, North Carolina:
9.8%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Holly:
5.6%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Holly:
31.3%
North Carolina:
26.6%
21.2%Married-couple family
6.5%Male, no wife present
72.3%Female, no husband present
1.5%Worked full-time, year-round
39.9%Worked part-time
58.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
31.1%One full-time, other part-time
14.4%One full-time, other didn't work
8.9%Both worked part-time
23.3%One part-time, other didn't work
22.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
21.6%1990 to 1994
4.8%1980 to 1989
5.6%1970 to 1979
18.4%1960 to 1969
12.0%1950 to 1959
18.4%1940 to 1949
19.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
6.9%1999 to 2000
10.5%1995 to 1998
8.4%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
11.5%1960 to 1969
24.3%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
12.4%1939 or earlier
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