Latest news about poverty in Greenville, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.7% of Greenville, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 11.8% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 15.6% of high school graduates and 42.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.1%. For comparison, it was 5.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Greenville, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
18.7%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Greenville:
10.9%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Greenville:
22.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 26.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Greenville:
34.2%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.1%
Residents above poverty level:
5.7%
Poverty by age in Greenville, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Greenville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
27.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
75.0%16 and 17 years
20.9%18 to 24 years
24.1%25 to 34 years
23.2%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
1.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Greenville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
20.8%5 years
4.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
58.9%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
34.2%35 to 44 years
31.4%45 to 54 years
26.8%55 to 64 years
26.4%65 to 74 years
24.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Greenville,KY (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
13.0%6 to 11 years
41.8%12 to 17 years
28.3%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
18.1%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
4.6%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Greenville, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, KY (%)
22.8%White
2.9%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
42.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Greenville, KY (absolute numbers)
708White
6Black
0Asian
02+ races
36Hispanic
20.9%Below poverty level
79.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Greenville, KY
Children below poverty level:
Greenville, Kentucky:
20.6%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Greenville:
15.6%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Greenville:
42.1%
Kentucky:
33.5%
56.4%Married-couple family
4.0%Male, no wife present
39.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
26.5%Worked part-time
73.5%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
6.7%Both worked part-time
84.0%One part-time, other didn't work
9.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
10.3%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
25.5%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
29.7%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
13.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
25.2%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
15.8%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
13.4%1939 or earlier
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