22.7% of Lester, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.5% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 23.3% of high school graduates and 50.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.8%. For comparison, it was 16.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lester, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lester:
22.7%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lester:
13.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lester:
38.1%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lester:
25.0%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.8%
Residents above poverty level:
16.1%
Poverty by age in Lester, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lester,AL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
71.4%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lester,AL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
60.0%25 to 34 years
71.0%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lester,AL (% below half of poverty level)
50.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
66.7%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lester, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lester, AL (%)
9.0%White
100.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lester, AL (absolute numbers)
12White
5Black
92+ races
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lester, AL
Children below poverty level:
Lester, Alabama:
43.8%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lester:
23.3%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lester:
50.0%
Alabama:
30.1%
55.6%Married-couple family
22.2%Male, no wife present
22.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
100.0%Worked part-time
0.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
66.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
33.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
23.5%1990 to 1994
5.9%1980 to 1989
20.6%1970 to 1979
32.4%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
5.9%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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