Latest news about poverty in Prichard, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
31.6% of Prichard, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 48.6% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 23.9% of high school graduates and 38.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 61.7%. For comparison, it was 38.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Prichard, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Prichard:
31.6%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Prichard:
12.8%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Prichard:
42.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Prichard:
18.8%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
61.7%
Residents above poverty level:
38.5%
Poverty by age in Prichard, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Prichard,AL (percentage below poverty level)
45.0%Under 5 years
5.8%5 years
75.5%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 14 years
4.9%15 years
20.4%16 and 17 years
33.1%18 to 24 years
12.3%25 to 34 years
33.2%35 to 44 years
29.6%45 to 54 years
26.1%55 to 64 years
22.3%65 to 74 years
14.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Prichard,AL (percentage below poverty level)
51.2%Under 5 years
30.8%5 years
40.4%6 to 11 years
63.1%12 to 14 years
84.7%15 years
67.5%16 and 17 years
35.3%18 to 24 years
38.6%25 to 34 years
31.8%35 to 44 years
35.2%45 to 54 years
30.8%55 to 64 years
38.8%65 to 74 years
21.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Prichard,AL (% below half of poverty level)
33.2%Under 6 years
20.5%6 to 11 years
12.0%12 to 17 years
9.2%18 to 24 years
16.7%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
13.8%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
8.1%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Prichard, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prichard, AL (%)
12.4%White
38.1%Black
50.5%American Indian
0.0%Other race
55.3%2+ races
23.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Prichard, AL (absolute numbers)
148White
6,471Black
34.1%Below poverty level
65.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Prichard, AL
Children below poverty level:
Prichard, Alabama:
45.4%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Prichard:
23.9%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Prichard:
38.5%
Alabama:
30.1%
20.6%Married-couple family
1.9%Male, no wife present
77.5%Female, no husband present
6.5%Worked full-time, year-round
9.5%Worked part-time
84.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
37.1%One full-time, other didn't work
8.8%Both worked part-time
20.3%One part-time, other didn't work
33.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
12.7%1970 to 1979
24.1%1960 to 1969
24.2%1950 to 1959
18.0%1940 to 1949
10.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
3.1%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
8.7%1980 to 1989
19.6%1970 to 1979
19.6%1960 to 1969
23.4%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
8.4%1939 or earlier
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