15.0% of Port Wentworth, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 15.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 5.9% of high school graduates and 21.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.3%. For comparison, it was 27.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Port Wentworth, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Port Wentworth:
15.0%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Port Wentworth:
9.0%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Port Wentworth:
4.5%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Port Wentworth:
2.9%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.3%
Residents above poverty level:
27.5%
Poverty by age in Port Wentworth, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Port Wentworth,GA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
89.0%5 years
61.0%6 to 11 years
18.0%12 to 14 years
41.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Port Wentworth,GA (percentage below poverty level)
55.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
5.4%12 to 14 years
40.2%18 to 24 years
40.5%25 to 34 years
11.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
17.1%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Port Wentworth,GA (% below half of poverty level)
14.5%Under 6 years
33.6%6 to 11 years
12.4%12 to 17 years
5.7%18 to 24 years
22.9%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Port Wentworth, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Port Wentworth, GA (%)
4.7%White
24.7%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
67.3%Other race
0.0%2+ races
20.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Port Wentworth, GA (absolute numbers)
182White
1,413Black
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
340Other race
02+ races
264Hispanic
14.5%Below poverty level
85.5%Above poverty level
64.7%Below poverty level
35.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Port Wentworth, GA
Children below poverty level:
Port Wentworth, Georgia:
26.9%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Port Wentworth:
5.9%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Port Wentworth:
21.9%
Georgia:
24.0%
33.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
66.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
79.6%Worked part-time
20.4%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
67.9%One part-time, other didn't work
32.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
7.5%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
11.2%1960 to 1969
38.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
26.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.3%1980 to 1989
17.1%1970 to 1979
17.7%1960 to 1969
33.0%1950 to 1959
15.5%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
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