19.3% of Moss Point, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 13.5% of high school graduates and 40.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.6%. For comparison, it was 13.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Moss Point, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Moss Point:
19.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Moss Point:
11.9%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Moss Point:
19.5%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Moss Point:
22.0%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.6%
Residents above poverty level:
13.3%
Poverty by age in Moss Point, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Moss Point,MS (percentage below poverty level)
16.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
24.6%6 to 11 years
23.4%12 to 14 years
10.1%15 years
19.3%16 and 17 years
21.5%18 to 24 years
10.9%25 to 34 years
16.1%35 to 44 years
11.9%45 to 54 years
16.4%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
31.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Moss Point,MS (percentage below poverty level)
47.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
50.5%6 to 11 years
50.4%12 to 14 years
11.7%15 years
14.6%16 and 17 years
16.6%18 to 24 years
23.1%25 to 34 years
36.3%35 to 44 years
15.1%45 to 54 years
8.3%55 to 64 years
23.5%65 to 74 years
11.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Moss Point,MS (% below half of poverty level)
24.0%Under 6 years
27.5%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 17 years
14.3%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
18.6%35 to 44 years
10.2%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
7.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Moss Point, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moss Point, MS (%)
9.3%White
24.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
24.9%Other race
62.1%2+ races
45.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moss Point, MS (absolute numbers)
187White
2,288Black
0American Indian
0Asian
190Other race
1792+ races
217Hispanic
18.9%Below poverty level
81.1%Above poverty level
64.3%Below poverty level
35.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Moss Point, MS
Children below poverty level:
Moss Point, Mississippi:
26.7%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Moss Point:
13.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Moss Point:
40.5%
Mississippi:
33.2%
28.7%Married-couple family
7.6%Male, no wife present
63.7%Female, no husband present
18.4%Worked full-time, year-round
20.4%Worked part-time
61.2%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
53.5%One part-time, other didn't work
46.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.8%1980 to 1989
21.8%1970 to 1979
32.8%1960 to 1969
18.1%1950 to 1959
12.1%1940 to 1949
9.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
0.6%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
24.4%1970 to 1979
34.9%1960 to 1969
19.2%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
6.2%1939 or earlier
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