23.9% of Sheffield, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.1% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 13.9% of high school graduates and 50.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.5%. For comparison, it was 22.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sheffield, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sheffield:
23.9%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sheffield:
12.2%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sheffield:
36.4%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sheffield:
34.5%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.5%
Residents above poverty level:
22.9%
Poverty by age in Sheffield, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sheffield,AL (percentage below poverty level)
24.0%Under 5 years
20.8%5 years
42.2%6 to 11 years
24.1%12 to 14 years
80.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
36.9%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
28.1%35 to 44 years
29.2%45 to 54 years
16.5%55 to 64 years
13.9%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sheffield,AL (percentage below poverty level)
29.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
53.8%6 to 11 years
53.1%12 to 14 years
47.1%15 years
23.1%16 and 17 years
35.1%18 to 24 years
28.6%25 to 34 years
45.2%35 to 44 years
18.9%45 to 54 years
18.8%55 to 64 years
11.1%65 to 74 years
23.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sheffield,AL (% below half of poverty level)
16.9%Under 6 years
9.1%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
6.4%25 to 34 years
18.2%35 to 44 years
8.8%45 to 54 years
10.8%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
10.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sheffield, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sheffield, AL (%)
13.1%White
54.4%Black
0.0%Native Hawaiian
22.8%Other race
69.0%2+ races
26.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sheffield, AL (absolute numbers)
868White
1,163Black
0Native Hawaiian
49Other race
2942+ races
53Hispanic
24.7%Below poverty level
75.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sheffield, AL
Children below poverty level:
Sheffield, Alabama:
34.7%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sheffield:
13.9%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sheffield:
50.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
11.6%Married-couple family
15.9%Male, no wife present
72.6%Female, no husband present
6.3%Worked full-time, year-round
16.0%Worked part-time
77.7%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.8%1980 to 1989
14.4%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
23.1%1950 to 1959
29.8%1940 to 1949
20.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
2.1%1990 to 1994
5.4%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
29.3%1950 to 1959
17.7%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
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