12.6% of Kennesaw, 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. 7.6% of high school graduates and 25.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.6%. For comparison, it was 25.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kennesaw, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kennesaw:
12.6%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kennesaw:
5.6%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kennesaw:
19.7%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kennesaw:
16.1%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.6%
Residents above poverty level:
25.7%
Poverty by age in Kennesaw, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kennesaw,GA (percentage below poverty level)
9.6%Under 5 years
5.4%5 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
32.4%12 to 14 years
31.9%15 years
7.8%16 and 17 years
23.2%18 to 24 years
13.2%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
12.4%45 to 54 years
1.9%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kennesaw,GA (percentage below poverty level)
15.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.1%6 to 11 years
11.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
5.8%16 and 17 years
30.5%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
12.7%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
5.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kennesaw,GA (% below half of poverty level)
3.3%Under 6 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 17 years
15.8%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
3.6%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
2.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kennesaw, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kennesaw, GA (%)
10.6%White
9.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
4.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
26.8%Other race
19.0%2+ races
21.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kennesaw, GA (absolute numbers)
1,909White
645Black
0American Indian
91Asian
0Native Hawaiian
459Other race
7212+ races
985Hispanic
12.3%Below poverty level
87.7%Above poverty level
8.8%Below poverty level
91.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kennesaw, GA
Children below poverty level:
Kennesaw, Georgia:
14.7%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kennesaw:
7.6%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kennesaw:
25.9%
Georgia:
24.0%
32.2%Married-couple family
1.9%Male, no wife present
65.9%Female, no husband present
4.1%Worked full-time, year-round
53.9%Worked part-time
42.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
59.6%One full-time, other didn't work
8.4%Both worked part-time
24.7%One part-time, other didn't work
7.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.1%1999 to 2000
11.3%1995 to 1998
15.6%1990 to 1994
22.1%1980 to 1989
26.4%1970 to 1979
8.7%1960 to 1969
6.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
3.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
12.3%1999 to 2000
36.1%1995 to 1998
10.9%1990 to 1994
24.9%1980 to 1989
6.7%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
0.1%1940 to 1949
0.9%1939 or earlier
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