44.9% of Gauley Bridge, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.1% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 40.2% of high school graduates and 78.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 60.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.9%. For comparison, it was 18.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gauley Bridge, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gauley Bridge:
44.9%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gauley Bridge:
26.8%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gauley Bridge:
60.6%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gauley Bridge:
28.8%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.9%
Residents above poverty level:
18.3%
Poverty by age in Gauley Bridge, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gauley Bridge,WV (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
46.0%25 to 34 years
100.0%35 to 44 years
19.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gauley Bridge,WV (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
96.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
55.0%55 to 64 years
100.0%65 to 74 years
39.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gauley Bridge,WV (% below half of poverty level)
68.0%Under 6 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
37.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
33.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
38.0%65 to 74 years
27.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gauley Bridge, WV
46.9%Below poverty level
53.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gauley Bridge, WV
Children below poverty level:
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia:
44.6%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gauley Bridge:
40.2%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gauley Bridge:
78.2%
West Virginia:
33.6%
74.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
26.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
76.5%One full-time, other didn't work
23.5%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
8.3%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
29.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
20.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
3.3%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
6.7%1960 to 1969
28.3%1950 to 1959
17.5%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
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