27.2% of Fitzgerald, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 20.4% of high school graduates and 27.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.2%. For comparison, it was 34.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fitzgerald, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fitzgerald:
27.2%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fitzgerald:
13.8%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fitzgerald:
22.7%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fitzgerald:
12.6%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.2%
Residents above poverty level:
34.3%
Poverty by age in Fitzgerald, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fitzgerald,GA (percentage below poverty level)
61.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
38.6%6 to 11 years
32.9%12 to 14 years
19.8%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
6.2%25 to 34 years
1.7%35 to 44 years
17.3%45 to 54 years
21.8%55 to 64 years
10.2%65 to 74 years
2.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fitzgerald,GA (percentage below poverty level)
47.0%Under 5 years
62.0%6 to 11 years
31.1%12 to 14 years
51.9%15 years
24.3%16 and 17 years
23.9%18 to 24 years
45.8%25 to 34 years
41.5%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
11.9%55 to 64 years
27.7%65 to 74 years
17.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fitzgerald,GA (% below half of poverty level)
13.5%Under 6 years
19.3%6 to 11 years
24.9%12 to 17 years
15.1%18 to 24 years
19.2%25 to 34 years
12.1%35 to 44 years
9.4%45 to 54 years
7.7%55 to 64 years
11.4%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fitzgerald, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fitzgerald, GA (%)
10.5%White
39.1%Black
14.7%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fitzgerald, GA (absolute numbers)
388White
1,818Black
25.8%Below poverty level
74.2%Above poverty level
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fitzgerald, GA
Children below poverty level:
Fitzgerald, Georgia:
41.8%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fitzgerald:
20.4%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fitzgerald:
27.3%
Georgia:
24.0%
2.6%Married-couple family
9.9%Male, no wife present
87.6%Female, no husband present
1.4%Worked full-time, year-round
25.6%Worked part-time
73.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
42.9%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
57.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
11.8%1990 to 1994
5.6%1980 to 1989
21.1%1970 to 1979
17.4%1960 to 1969
10.9%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
18.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
5.6%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
13.4%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
19.8%1939 or earlier
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