27.6% of Blue Ridge, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.2% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 18.1% of high school graduates and 44.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.2%. For comparison, it was 44.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Blue Ridge, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Blue Ridge:
27.6%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Blue Ridge:
6.2%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Blue Ridge:
31.0%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 26.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Blue Ridge:
30.7%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.2%
Residents above poverty level:
44.1%
Poverty by age in Blue Ridge, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Blue Ridge,GA (percentage below poverty level)
10.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
31.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
24.0%18 to 24 years
43.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Blue Ridge,GA (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
53.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
40.0%18 to 24 years
28.6%25 to 34 years
33.3%35 to 44 years
17.9%45 to 54 years
84.6%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
23.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Blue Ridge,GA (% below half of poverty level)
6.6%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
14.7%18 to 24 years
14.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
10.6%45 to 54 years
14.4%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Blue Ridge, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Blue Ridge, GA (%)
25.9%White
11.7%Other race
64.1%2+ races
29.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Blue Ridge, GA (absolute numbers)
299White
2Other race
132+ races
12Hispanic
25.8%Below poverty level
74.2%Above poverty level
34.6%Below poverty level
65.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Blue Ridge, GA
Children below poverty level:
Blue Ridge, Georgia:
35.0%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Blue Ridge:
18.1%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Blue Ridge:
44.6%
Georgia:
24.0%
49.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
50.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
44.6%Worked part-time
55.4%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
40.0%One part-time, other didn't work
60.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
10.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
34.5%1970 to 1979
13.8%1960 to 1969
6.9%1950 to 1959
13.8%1940 to 1949
20.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
5.5%1995 to 1998
6.6%1990 to 1994
15.3%1980 to 1989
16.1%1970 to 1979
11.7%1960 to 1969
17.2%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
11.3%1939 or earlier
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