Latest news about poverty in Apex, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
2.6% of Apex, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 384.2% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 2.4% of high school graduates and 10.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 2.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 45.4%. For comparison, it was 17.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Apex, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Apex:
2.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Apex:
1.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Apex:
2.1%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 6.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Apex:
4.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
45.4%
Residents above poverty level:
17.1%
Poverty by age in Apex, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Apex,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.9%Under 5 years
4.1%5 years
3.2%6 to 11 years
4.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
2.1%16 and 17 years
3.6%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
0.8%35 to 44 years
1.5%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
0.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Apex,NC (percentage below poverty level)
4.4%Under 5 years
1.9%5 years
1.1%6 to 11 years
3.3%12 to 14 years
3.5%15 years
11.6%16 and 17 years
1.5%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
8.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Apex,NC (% below half of poverty level)
1.7%Under 6 years
1.5%6 to 11 years
3.1%12 to 17 years
0.5%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
0.9%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
0.3%65 to 74 years
2.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Apex, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Apex, NC (%)
2.3%White
6.0%Black
14.2%American Indian
2.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
6.8%Other race
1.5%2+ races
1.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Apex, NC (absolute numbers)
1,000White
312Black
17American Indian
244Asian
0Native Hawaiian
90Other race
872+ races
79Hispanic
3.2%Below poverty level
96.8%Above poverty level
0.8%Below poverty level
99.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Apex, NC
Children below poverty level:
Apex, North Carolina:
2.7%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Apex:
2.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
