Latest news about poverty in Vicksburg, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.5% of Vicksburg, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 25.0% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 16.5% of high school graduates and 40.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.3%. For comparison, it was 25.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Vicksburg, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Vicksburg:
25.5%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Vicksburg:
13.8%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Vicksburg:
33.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Vicksburg:
25.9%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.3%
Residents above poverty level:
25.9%
Poverty by age in Vicksburg, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Vicksburg,MS (percentage below poverty level)
42.1%Under 5 years
54.8%5 years
33.0%6 to 11 years
39.1%12 to 14 years
27.3%15 years
22.7%16 and 17 years
33.2%18 to 24 years
19.6%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
14.1%45 to 54 years
18.4%55 to 64 years
21.3%65 to 74 years
8.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Vicksburg,MS (percentage below poverty level)
48.6%Under 5 years
43.5%5 years
39.9%6 to 11 years
29.8%12 to 14 years
49.4%15 years
13.4%16 and 17 years
24.5%18 to 24 years
28.9%25 to 34 years
27.0%35 to 44 years
21.9%45 to 54 years
21.1%55 to 64 years
12.7%65 to 74 years
25.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Vicksburg,MS (% below half of poverty level)
35.4%Under 6 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
23.3%12 to 17 years
15.7%18 to 24 years
14.3%25 to 34 years
14.2%35 to 44 years
4.1%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Vicksburg, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Vicksburg, MS (%)
6.2%White
32.4%Black
16.8%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
46.5%Other race
25.8%2+ races
12.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Vicksburg, MS (absolute numbers)
339White
4,587Black
11Asian
0Native Hawaiian
24Other race
2382+ races
66Hispanic
26.1%Below poverty level
73.9%Above poverty level
7.0%Below poverty level
93.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Vicksburg, MS
Children below poverty level:
Vicksburg, Mississippi:
38.8%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Vicksburg:
16.5%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Vicksburg:
40.0%
Mississippi:
33.2%
26.1%Married-couple family
5.5%Male, no wife present
68.4%Female, no husband present
8.8%Worked full-time, year-round
22.2%Worked part-time
69.1%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
25.1%Both worked part-time
65.5%One part-time, other didn't work
9.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
4.1%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
18.0%1960 to 1969
23.9%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
20.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
14.7%1970 to 1979
25.8%1960 to 1969
20.4%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
14.7%1939 or earlier
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