Latest news about poverty in Fayetteville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.6% of Fayetteville, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 23.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 12.5% of high school graduates and 44.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 74.9%. For comparison, it was 39.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fayetteville, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
16.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fayetteville:
5.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fayetteville:
23.0%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fayetteville:
23.1%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
74.9%
Residents above poverty level:
39.9%
Poverty by age in Fayetteville, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fayetteville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
25.1%Under 5 years
21.3%5 years
21.7%6 to 11 years
28.6%12 to 14 years
16.0%15 years
36.4%16 and 17 years
16.4%18 to 24 years
11.2%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
8.1%45 to 54 years
12.6%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
9.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fayetteville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
17.3%Under 5 years
18.2%5 years
22.0%6 to 11 years
29.0%12 to 14 years
7.8%15 years
23.0%16 and 17 years
16.5%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
20.0%35 to 44 years
13.3%45 to 54 years
20.7%55 to 64 years
16.8%65 to 74 years
16.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fayetteville,NC (% below half of poverty level)
3.8%Under 6 years
7.4%6 to 11 years
9.6%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
5.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fayetteville, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, NC (%)
11.1%White
19.5%Black
23.5%American Indian
12.6%Asian
27.7%Native Hawaiian
22.6%Other race
17.7%2+ races
19.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fayetteville, NC (absolute numbers)
7,157White
16,706Black
435American Indian
808Asian
257Native Hawaiian
2,168Other race
3,8272+ races
4,808Hispanic
16.9%Below poverty level
83.1%Above poverty level
13.0%Below poverty level
87.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fayetteville, NC
Children below poverty level:
Fayetteville, North Carolina:
22.6%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fayetteville:
12.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fayetteville:
44.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
31.6%Married-couple family
6.6%Male, no wife present
61.9%Female, no husband present
6.9%Worked full-time, year-round
22.4%Worked part-time
70.7%Did not work
1.3%Both worked full-time
10.3%One full-time, other part-time
23.3%One full-time, other didn't work
10.4%Both worked part-time
17.5%One part-time, other didn't work
37.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
9.0%1980 to 1989
20.3%1970 to 1979
31.1%1960 to 1969
15.8%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
5.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
10.1%1990 to 1994
14.5%1980 to 1989
22.0%1970 to 1979
26.0%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
3.6%1939 or earlier
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