12.6% of Walnut Cove, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 7.7% of high school graduates and 18.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.5%. For comparison, it was 31.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Walnut Cove, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Walnut Cove:
12.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Walnut Cove:
4.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Walnut Cove:
29.2%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Walnut Cove:
42.6%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.5%
Residents above poverty level:
31.7%
Poverty by age in Walnut Cove, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Walnut Cove,NC (percentage below poverty level)
68.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
11.8%12 to 14 years
17.1%16 and 17 years
1.7%18 to 24 years
12.5%25 to 34 years
16.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Walnut Cove,NC (percentage below poverty level)
29.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
22.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
38.0%18 to 24 years
18.0%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Walnut Cove,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
1.5%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
9.4%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
1.3%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Walnut Cove, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Walnut Cove, NC (%)
8.9%White
5.6%Black
58.6%American Indian
44.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Walnut Cove, NC (absolute numbers)
100White
34Black
3American Indian
1332+ races
12.1%Below poverty level
87.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Walnut Cove, NC
Children below poverty level:
Walnut Cove, North Carolina:
19.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Walnut Cove:
7.7%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Walnut Cove:
18.1%
North Carolina:
26.6%
0.0%Married-couple family
10.4%Male, no wife present
89.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.4%Worked part-time
77.6%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.9%1995 to 1998
17.2%1990 to 1994
6.9%1980 to 1989
6.9%1970 to 1979
6.9%1960 to 1969
13.8%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
34.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
9.7%1980 to 1989
15.9%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
18.4%1950 to 1959
12.5%1940 to 1949
21.2%1939 or earlier
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