Latest news about poverty in Cartersville, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.4% of Cartersville, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 8.2% of high school graduates and 24.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.8%. For comparison, it was 19.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cartersville, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cartersville:
12.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cartersville:
4.4%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cartersville:
25.1%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cartersville:
26.5%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.8%
Residents above poverty level:
19.6%
Poverty by age in Cartersville, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cartersville,GA (percentage below poverty level)
16.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
17.3%6 to 11 years
27.0%12 to 14 years
30.1%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
4.3%25 to 34 years
9.7%35 to 44 years
12.8%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
4.7%65 to 74 years
14.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cartersville,GA (percentage below poverty level)
12.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.9%6 to 11 years
39.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
21.1%16 and 17 years
21.3%18 to 24 years
18.2%25 to 34 years
11.6%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
24.6%65 to 74 years
8.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cartersville,GA (% below half of poverty level)
4.6%Under 6 years
7.6%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
7.7%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
1.6%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cartersville, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cartersville, GA (%)
7.3%White
27.6%Black
0.4%Asian
0.0%Other race
9.8%2+ races
2.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cartersville, GA (absolute numbers)
1,183White
768Black
1Asian
0Other race
2572+ races
82Hispanic
11.5%Below poverty level
88.5%Above poverty level
5.1%Below poverty level
94.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cartersville, GA
Children below poverty level:
Cartersville, Georgia:
15.6%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cartersville:
8.2%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cartersville:
24.1%
Georgia:
24.0%
43.8%Married-couple family
7.6%Male, no wife present
48.7%Female, no husband present
1.7%Worked full-time, year-round
20.3%Worked part-time
78.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
6.4%One full-time, other part-time
31.5%One full-time, other didn't work
29.1%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
33.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
12.8%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
15.7%1960 to 1969
17.4%1950 to 1959
15.3%1940 to 1949
24.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
11.9%1995 to 1998
12.3%1990 to 1994
16.6%1980 to 1989
12.1%1970 to 1979
17.2%1960 to 1969
12.8%1950 to 1959
4.6%1940 to 1949
11.0%1939 or earlier
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