39.4% of Ridgeway, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 64.6% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 21.0% of high school graduates and 79.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.9%. For comparison, it was 2.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ridgeway, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ridgeway:
39.4%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ridgeway:
31.1%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ridgeway:
21.9%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 16.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ridgeway:
7.1%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.9%
Residents above poverty level:
2.0%
Poverty by age in Ridgeway, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ridgeway,SC (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
43.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
28.0%65 to 74 years
75.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ridgeway,SC (percentage below poverty level)
66.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
57.1%18 to 24 years
66.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
56.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
29.7%65 to 74 years
28.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ridgeway,SC (% below half of poverty level)
100.0%Under 6 years
33.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
73.0%18 to 24 years
42.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
37.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
35.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ridgeway, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ridgeway, SC (%)
30.7%White
61.3%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ridgeway, SC (absolute numbers)
52White
46Black
39.4%Below poverty level
60.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ridgeway, SC
Children below poverty level:
Ridgeway, South Carolina:
56.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ridgeway:
21.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ridgeway:
79.5%
South Carolina:
28.6%
55.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
44.8%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
46.7%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
53.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
13.6%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
31.8%1970 to 1979
31.8%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
13.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
6.9%1980 to 1989
20.8%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
12.5%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
31.9%1939 or earlier
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