Latest news about poverty in Gautier, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.2% of Gautier, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.9% less than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 15.9% of high school graduates and 23.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.9%. For comparison, it was 22.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gautier, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gautier:
18.2%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gautier:
6.0%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gautier:
15.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 24.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gautier:
20.5%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.9%
Residents above poverty level:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Gautier, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gautier,MS (percentage below poverty level)
41.7%Under 5 years
12.3%5 years
5.6%6 to 11 years
14.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
19.8%35 to 44 years
12.9%45 to 54 years
12.3%55 to 64 years
13.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gautier,MS (percentage below poverty level)
29.8%Under 5 years
50.5%5 years
47.3%6 to 11 years
37.4%12 to 14 years
52.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.7%18 to 24 years
32.7%25 to 34 years
46.1%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
7.7%55 to 64 years
8.9%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gautier,MS (% below half of poverty level)
7.0%Under 6 years
8.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
5.4%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
10.4%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
0.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gautier, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gautier, MS (%)
8.9%White
35.5%Black
2.2%American Indian
3.3%Asian
34.6%Other race
18.6%2+ races
19.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gautier, MS (absolute numbers)
809White
2,518Black
4American Indian
14Asian
369Other race
1992+ races
462Hispanic
17.7%Below poverty level
82.3%Above poverty level
38.3%Below poverty level
61.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gautier, MS
Children below poverty level:
Gautier, Mississippi:
26.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gautier:
15.9%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gautier:
23.6%
Mississippi:
33.2%
35.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
64.7%Female, no husband present
12.5%Worked full-time, year-round
29.7%Worked part-time
57.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
11.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
82.3%One part-time, other didn't work
6.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.4%1999 to 2000
10.2%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
16.2%1980 to 1989
39.8%1970 to 1979
18.8%1960 to 1969
3.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
6.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
23.5%1980 to 1989
43.6%1970 to 1979
13.4%1960 to 1969
2.2%1950 to 1959
0.3%1940 to 1949
0.2%1939 or earlier
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