Latest news about poverty in Roxboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.2% of Roxboro, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 18.4% of high school graduates and 59.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 45.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.0%. For comparison, it was 37.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Roxboro, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Roxboro:
32.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Roxboro:
12.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Roxboro:
45.2%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Roxboro:
32.7%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.0%
Residents above poverty level:
37.0%
Poverty by age in Roxboro, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Roxboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
83.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
28.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
47.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
19.0%65 to 74 years
26.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Roxboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
92.0%Under 5 years
22.0%5 years
88.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
35.0%16 and 17 years
28.0%18 to 24 years
34.0%25 to 34 years
26.0%35 to 44 years
21.0%45 to 54 years
26.0%55 to 64 years
36.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Roxboro,NC (% below half of poverty level)
41.3%Under 6 years
10.2%6 to 11 years
6.7%12 to 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
7.2%25 to 34 years
14.2%35 to 44 years
21.8%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Roxboro, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Roxboro, NC (%)
16.0%White
44.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
3.0%Other race
39.0%2+ races
46.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Roxboro, NC (absolute numbers)
611White
1,164Black
139American Indian
0Asian
3Other race
5102+ races
248Hispanic
32.0%Below poverty level
68.0%Above poverty level
0.8%Below poverty level
99.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Roxboro, NC
Children below poverty level:
Roxboro, North Carolina:
55.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Roxboro:
18.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Roxboro:
59.8%
North Carolina:
26.6%
6.0%Married-couple family
9.7%Male, no wife present
84.4%Female, no husband present
11.0%Worked full-time, year-round
24.9%Worked part-time
64.1%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
17.5%1970 to 1979
20.6%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
17.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.3%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
10.4%1970 to 1979
17.3%1960 to 1969
18.9%1950 to 1959
17.3%1940 to 1949
16.2%1939 or earlier
Discuss Roxboro, North Carolina (NC) on our hugely popular North Carolina forum.