Latest news about poverty in Mooresville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.6% of Mooresville, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 67.0% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 6.1% of high school graduates and 24.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.2%. For comparison, it was 29.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mooresville, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mooresville:
7.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mooresville:
2.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mooresville:
13.8%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 8.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mooresville:
16.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.2%
Residents above poverty level:
29.2%
Poverty by age in Mooresville, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mooresville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
12.7%Under 5 years
13.1%5 years
9.3%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
1.4%16 and 17 years
12.2%18 to 24 years
8.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mooresville,NC (percentage below poverty level)
6.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.8%6 to 11 years
8.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
6.0%16 and 17 years
13.8%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
15.8%55 to 64 years
7.9%65 to 74 years
12.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mooresville,NC (% below half of poverty level)
2.9%Under 6 years
2.2%6 to 11 years
2.3%12 to 17 years
5.3%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
0.5%35 to 44 years
1.5%45 to 54 years
4.2%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
5.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mooresville, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mooresville, NC (%)
6.8%White
9.3%Black
2.2%American Indian
0.9%Asian
17.9%Other race
22.5%2+ races
9.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mooresville, NC (absolute numbers)
2,571White
486Black
3American Indian
25Asian
236Other race
7312+ races
337Hispanic
7.1%Below poverty level
92.9%Above poverty level
12.0%Below poverty level
88.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mooresville, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mooresville, North Carolina:
5.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mooresville:
6.1%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mooresville:
24.8%
North Carolina:
26.6%
48.0%Married-couple family
8.3%Male, no wife present
43.7%Female, no husband present
13.0%Worked full-time, year-round
41.4%Worked part-time
45.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
5.2%One full-time, other part-time
8.8%One full-time, other didn't work
16.8%Both worked part-time
35.5%One part-time, other didn't work
33.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
14.6%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
4.7%1960 to 1969
17.0%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
31.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
12.9%1999 to 2000
29.0%1995 to 1998
9.4%1990 to 1994
7.4%1980 to 1989
8.6%1970 to 1979
9.7%1960 to 1969
7.9%1950 to 1959
5.5%1940 to 1949
9.6%1939 or earlier
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