Latest news about poverty in Carthage, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
26.0% of Carthage, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.2% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 17.3% of high school graduates and 12.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 87.2%. For comparison, it was 16.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Carthage, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Carthage:
26.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Carthage:
12.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Carthage:
23.1%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Carthage:
15.4%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
87.2%
Residents above poverty level:
16.9%
Poverty by age in Carthage, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Carthage,MS (percentage below poverty level)
44.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
38.2%6 to 11 years
88.7%12 to 14 years
13.4%16 and 17 years
20.7%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
26.6%35 to 44 years
10.4%45 to 54 years
16.5%55 to 64 years
30.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Carthage,MS (percentage below poverty level)
55.6%Under 5 years
41.7%5 years
43.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
31.4%18 to 24 years
47.9%25 to 34 years
5.6%35 to 44 years
7.1%45 to 54 years
25.4%55 to 64 years
5.6%65 to 74 years
14.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Carthage,MS (% below half of poverty level)
39.4%Under 6 years
8.1%6 to 11 years
34.9%12 to 17 years
14.2%18 to 24 years
18.1%25 to 34 years
6.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.1%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Carthage, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Carthage, MS (%)
9.7%White
24.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
43.9%Other race
57.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Carthage, MS (absolute numbers)
154White
471Black
0American Indian
343Other race
452Hispanic
21.6%Below poverty level
78.4%Above poverty level
74.4%Below poverty level
25.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Carthage, MS
Children below poverty level:
Carthage, Mississippi:
45.9%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Carthage:
17.3%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Carthage:
12.1%
Mississippi:
33.2%
40.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
60.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
19.3%Worked part-time
80.7%Did not work
17.9%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
55.2%One part-time, other didn't work
26.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.4%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
12.4%1990 to 1994
10.1%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
30.2%1960 to 1969
22.5%1950 to 1959
9.3%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
17.0%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
19.5%1960 to 1969
10.2%1950 to 1959
13.1%1940 to 1949
5.7%1939 or earlier
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