Latest news about poverty in Nashville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
21.9% of Nashville, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 11.9% of high school graduates and 40.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 95.4%. For comparison, it was 26.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nashville, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nashville:
21.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nashville:
10.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nashville:
13.7%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nashville:
6.6%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
95.4%
Residents above poverty level:
26.8%
Poverty by age in Nashville, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nashville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
66.9%Under 5 years
60.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
50.8%18 to 24 years
2.9%25 to 34 years
13.6%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
18.7%65 to 74 years
42.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nashville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
91.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
37.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
29.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nashville,NC (% below half of poverty level)
41.9%Under 6 years
25.8%6 to 11 years
11.8%12 to 17 years
21.1%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nashville, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nashville, NC (%)
10.2%White
26.8%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nashville, NC (absolute numbers)
194White
907Black
19.7%Below poverty level
80.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nashville, NC
Children below poverty level:
Nashville, North Carolina:
42.7%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nashville:
11.9%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nashville:
40.4%
North Carolina:
26.6%
21.3%Married-couple family
23.3%Male, no wife present
55.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.6%Worked part-time
72.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
22.6%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
19.4%One part-time, other didn't work
58.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.6%1980 to 1989
33.7%1970 to 1979
18.6%1960 to 1969
7.0%1950 to 1959
17.4%1940 to 1949
11.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.9%1999 to 2000
10.7%1995 to 1998
8.4%1990 to 1994
23.8%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
15.5%1960 to 1969
4.4%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
11.3%1939 or earlier
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