Latest news about poverty in Rutherfordton, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.8% of Rutherfordton, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 13.6% of high school graduates and 27.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 43.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.3%. For comparison, it was 19.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rutherfordton, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rutherfordton:
16.8%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rutherfordton:
5.7%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rutherfordton:
43.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rutherfordton:
49.9%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.3%
Residents above poverty level:
19.1%
Poverty by age in Rutherfordton, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rutherfordton,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
97.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
18.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
28.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rutherfordton,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
18.0%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
51.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rutherfordton,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
20.7%12 to 17 years
30.6%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rutherfordton, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutherfordton, NC (%)
13.4%White
44.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
34.3%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutherfordton, NC (absolute numbers)
355White
68Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
1872+ races
17.6%Below poverty level
82.4%Above poverty level
3.1%Below poverty level
96.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rutherfordton, NC
Children below poverty level:
Rutherfordton, North Carolina:
18.8%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rutherfordton:
13.6%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rutherfordton:
27.2%
North Carolina:
26.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
29.3%Male, no wife present
70.7%Female, no husband present
2.3%Worked full-time, year-round
18.8%Worked part-time
78.9%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
24.2%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
27.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
33.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.9%1995 to 1998
13.4%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
14.0%1960 to 1969
11.1%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
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