21.8% of Yemassee, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.1% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 12.8% of high school graduates and 50.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.1%. For comparison, it was 26.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Yemassee, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Yemassee:
21.8%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Yemassee:
6.7%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Yemassee:
34.9%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 17.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Yemassee:
31.8%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.1%
Residents above poverty level:
26.0%
Poverty by age in Yemassee, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Yemassee,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
33.3%5 years
71.4%6 to 11 years
17.6%12 to 14 years
58.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
56.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
42.9%55 to 64 years
40.4%65 to 74 years
7.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Yemassee,SC (percentage below poverty level)
34.8%Under 5 years
69.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
25.4%25 to 34 years
26.9%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
40.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Yemassee,SC (% below half of poverty level)
5.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
7.9%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
14.6%25 to 34 years
18.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Yemassee, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yemassee, SC (%)
15.4%White
26.8%Black
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yemassee, SC (absolute numbers)
54White
156Black
21.4%Below poverty level
78.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Yemassee, SC
Children below poverty level:
Yemassee, South Carolina:
32.3%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Yemassee:
12.8%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Yemassee:
50.4%
South Carolina:
28.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
31.9%Male, no wife present
68.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
10.3%1999 to 2000
10.3%1995 to 1998
6.9%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
17.2%1970 to 1979
24.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
20.7%1940 to 1949
10.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.8%1999 to 2000
8.2%1995 to 1998
11.7%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
24.0%1970 to 1979
12.3%1960 to 1969
11.1%1950 to 1959
14.6%1940 to 1949
8.2%1939 or earlier
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