Latest news about poverty in Smyrna, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.0% of Smyrna, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 57.3% less than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 4.9% of high school graduates and 20.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.7%. For comparison, it was 31.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Smyrna, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Smyrna:
8.0%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Smyrna:
3.0%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Smyrna:
9.1%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Smyrna:
9.3%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.7%
Residents above poverty level:
31.2%
Poverty by age in Smyrna, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Smyrna,GA (percentage below poverty level)
9.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.4%6 to 11 years
15.4%12 to 14 years
6.9%15 years
16.0%16 and 17 years
15.5%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
6.2%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
3.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Smyrna,GA (percentage below poverty level)
12.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.8%6 to 11 years
15.9%12 to 14 years
14.7%15 years
17.8%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
8.9%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
7.7%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
7.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Smyrna,GA (% below half of poverty level)
2.7%Under 6 years
4.1%6 to 11 years
5.1%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Smyrna, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Smyrna, GA (%)
4.1%White
8.4%Black
9.8%American Indian
5.4%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
21.9%Other race
11.3%2+ races
21.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Smyrna, GA (absolute numbers)
979White
1,562Black
43American Indian
251Asian
0Native Hawaiian
628Other race
5882+ races
1,353Hispanic
6.9%Below poverty level
93.1%Above poverty level
11.2%Below poverty level
88.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Smyrna, GA
Children below poverty level:
Smyrna, Georgia:
11.1%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Smyrna:
4.9%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Smyrna:
20.5%
Georgia:
24.0%
47.4%Married-couple family
17.3%Male, no wife present
35.2%Female, no husband present
5.1%Worked full-time, year-round
53.0%Worked part-time
41.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
31.6%One full-time, other part-time
19.8%One full-time, other didn't work
12.3%Both worked part-time
27.1%One part-time, other didn't work
9.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
37.8%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
12.6%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
12.6%1940 to 1949
2.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
9.4%1999 to 2000
12.5%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
26.6%1980 to 1989
11.1%1970 to 1979
15.8%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
2.3%1940 to 1949
1.5%1939 or earlier
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