10.3% of Oak Grove, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 57.3% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 3.7% of high school graduates and 5.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 7.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.0%. For comparison, it was 12.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oak Grove, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oak Grove:
10.3%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Oak Grove:
1.2%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oak Grove:
7.9%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 27.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oak Grove:
20.8%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.0%
Residents above poverty level:
12.7%
Poverty by age in Oak Grove, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oak Grove,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
43.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
75.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oak Grove,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
73.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
26.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Oak Grove,AL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oak Grove, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oak Grove, AL (%)
11.8%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oak Grove, AL (absolute numbers)
73White
10.7%Below poverty level
89.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oak Grove, AL
Children below poverty level:
Oak Grove, Alabama:
19.3%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oak Grove:
3.7%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oak Grove:
5.5%
Alabama:
30.1%
20.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
80.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
33.3%1999 to 2000
23.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.5%1980 to 1989
23.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.0%1999 to 2000
16.8%1995 to 1998
16.8%1990 to 1994
9.9%1980 to 1989
7.9%1970 to 1979
10.9%1960 to 1969
17.8%1950 to 1959
13.9%1940 to 1949
2.0%1939 or earlier
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