Latest news about poverty in Laurel, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.6% of Laurel, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.2% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 23.3% of high school graduates and 42.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.6%. For comparison, it was 16.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Laurel, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Laurel:
32.6%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Laurel:
14.6%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Laurel:
27.4%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Laurel:
16.2%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.6%
Residents above poverty level:
16.5%
Poverty by age in Laurel, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Laurel,MS (percentage below poverty level)
62.0%Under 5 years
60.0%5 years
56.0%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
22.0%25 to 34 years
22.0%35 to 44 years
35.0%45 to 54 years
28.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Laurel,MS (percentage below poverty level)
18.5%Under 5 years
10.6%5 years
58.7%6 to 11 years
73.6%12 to 14 years
17.8%16 and 17 years
2.8%18 to 24 years
27.3%25 to 34 years
32.8%35 to 44 years
16.9%45 to 54 years
20.4%55 to 64 years
17.6%65 to 74 years
22.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Laurel,MS (% below half of poverty level)
35.1%Under 6 years
32.9%6 to 11 years
17.5%12 to 17 years
9.3%18 to 24 years
16.1%25 to 34 years
22.9%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Laurel, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Laurel, MS (%)
14.9%White
41.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
21.6%Other race
0.0%2+ races
8.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Laurel, MS (absolute numbers)
712White
4,531Black
0American Indian
0Asian
58Other race
02+ races
55Hispanic
24.3%Below poverty level
75.7%Above poverty level
18.4%Below poverty level
81.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Laurel, MS
Children below poverty level:
Laurel, Mississippi:
55.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Laurel:
23.3%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Laurel:
42.6%
Mississippi:
33.2%
14.0%Married-couple family
3.5%Male, no wife present
82.5%Female, no husband present
3.1%Worked full-time, year-round
20.1%Worked part-time
76.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
56.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
44.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
6.3%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
19.7%1960 to 1969
25.9%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
18.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
2.1%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
18.7%1970 to 1979
17.2%1960 to 1969
19.9%1950 to 1959
12.6%1940 to 1949
18.7%1939 or earlier
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