{"id":18174,"date":"2020-08-23T18:16:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=18174"},"modified":"2020-08-23T18:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:16:47","slug":"georgias-poorest-town-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=18174","title":{"rendered":"Georgia’s poorest town revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(The Center Square) \u2013 Fort Valley was ranked the poorest town in Georgia in a 24\/7 Wall St. analysis<\/a><\/strong> examining small, lower-income communities where households earn much less than the nation\u2019s median annual household income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a population of 8,740, Fort Valley recorded a median home value of $78,700, based on the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s 2018 American Community Survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Valley\u2019s poverty rate was pegged at 38.3 percent, and its median annual household income came in at $23,542.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lower level of education is one characteristic residents of the poorest towns have in common, according to the analysis. The share of adults with four-year degrees averages less than 20 percent in most of the towns in the ranking, the study concluded, while nationwide the percentage with bachelor\u2019s degrees is 31.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis considered only towns with populations of 1,000 to 25,000 residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poorest Towns by State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State<\/td>Poorest Town<\/td>Median Household Income<\/td>Poverty Rate<\/td>Median Home Value<\/td>Population<\/td><\/tr>
Alabama<\/td>Selma<\/td>$24,820<\/td>41.0%<\/td>$90,200<\/td>18,804<\/td><\/tr>
Alaska<\/td>Ketchikan<\/td>$59,132<\/td>12.6%<\/td>$237,700<\/td>8,224<\/td><\/tr>
Arizona<\/td>Douglas<\/td>$34,154<\/td>29.3%<\/td>$94,500<\/td>16,453<\/td><\/tr>
Arkansas<\/td>Bald Knob<\/td>$30,810<\/td>31.3%<\/td>$81,900<\/td>2,891<\/td><\/tr>
California<\/td>Orange Cove<\/td>$25,660<\/td>47.8%<\/td>$129,000<\/td>9,564<\/td><\/tr>
Colorado<\/td>Lamar<\/td>$37,554<\/td>22.4%<\/td>$87,500<\/td>7,606<\/td><\/tr>
Connecticut<\/td>Groton<\/td>$53,750<\/td>13.7%<\/td>$207,900<\/td>9,109<\/td><\/tr>
Delaware<\/td>New Castle<\/td>$63,573<\/td>6.5%<\/td>$195,400<\/td>5,359<\/td><\/tr>
Florida<\/td>Avon Park<\/td>$30,675<\/td>33.0%<\/td>$68,400<\/td>10,386<\/td><\/tr>
Georgia<\/td>Fort Valley<\/td>$23,542<\/td>38.3%<\/td>$78,700<\/td>8,740<\/td><\/tr>
Hawaii<\/td>Waianae<\/td>$59,213<\/td>27.8%<\/td>$360,800<\/td>14,054<\/td><\/tr>
Idaho<\/td>Bonners Ferry<\/td>$31,619<\/td>22.40%<\/td>$155,800<\/td>2,544<\/td><\/tr>
Illinois<\/td>Roodhouse<\/td>$32,335<\/td>22.3%<\/td>$47,600<\/td>1,792<\/td><\/tr>
Indiana<\/td>Connersville<\/td>$33,415<\/td>24.9%<\/td>$71,000<\/td>13,069<\/td><\/tr>
Iowa<\/td>Onawa<\/td>$31,469<\/td>28.8%<\/td>$87,400<\/td>2,830<\/td><\/tr>
Kansas<\/td>Fort Scott<\/td>$32,576<\/td>18.8%<\/td>$62,300<\/td>7,800<\/td><\/tr>
Kentucky<\/td>Paducah<\/td>$35,419<\/td>22.3%<\/td>$117,900<\/td>24,879<\/td><\/tr>
Louisiana<\/td>Natchitoches<\/td>$21,854<\/td>46.8%<\/td>$156,000<\/td>18,080<\/td><\/tr>
Maine<\/td>Presque Isle<\/td>$37,401<\/td>22.0%<\/td>$107,000<\/td>9,162<\/td><\/tr>
Maryland<\/td>Cumberland  <\/td>$34,750<\/td>22.6%<\/td>$93,000<\/td>19,845<\/td><\/tr>
Massachusetts<\/td>North Adams<\/td>$39,411<\/td>17.5%<\/td>$144,300<\/td>13,089<\/td><\/tr>
Michigan<\/td>Hamtramck<\/td>$25,478<\/td>49.1%<\/td>$64,500<\/td>21,941<\/td><\/tr>
Minnesota<\/td>Little Falls<\/td>$38,862<\/td>18.0%<\/td>$128,400<\/td>8,664<\/td><\/tr>
Mississippi<\/td>Yazoo City<\/td>$23,970<\/td>42.6%<\/td>$68,300<\/td>11,076<\/td><\/tr>
Missouri<\/td>Unionville<\/td>$29,440<\/td>25.1%<\/td>$63,600<\/td>1,998<\/td><\/tr>
Montana<\/td>Havre<\/td>$46,419<\/td>17.7%<\/td>$143,900<\/td>9,762<\/td><\/tr>
Nebraska<\/td>Superior<\/td>$36,422<\/td>12.7%<\/td>$61,100<\/td>1,929<\/td><\/tr>
Nevada<\/td>Laughlin<\/td>$33,851<\/td>15.1%<\/td>$147,600<\/td>7,502<\/td><\/tr>
New Hampshire<\/td>Berlin<\/td>$38,315<\/td>19.8%<\/td>$88,300<\/td>10,382<\/td><\/tr>
New Jersey<\/td>Crestwood Village<\/td>$28,708<\/td>10.4%<\/td>$72,700<\/td>8,164<\/td><\/tr>
New Mexico<\/td>Belen<\/td>$33,553<\/td>24.4%<\/td>$104,300<\/td>7,106<\/td><\/tr>
New York<\/td>New Square<\/td>$23,578<\/td>63.3%<\/td>$376,400<\/td>8,133<\/td><\/tr>
North Carolina<\/td>Laurinburg<\/td>$29,388<\/td>34.0%<\/td>$102,400<\/td>15,253<\/td><\/tr>
North Dakota<\/td>Valley City<\/td>$49,194<\/td>11.4%<\/td>$110,000<\/td>6,487<\/td><\/tr>
Ohio<\/td>East Cleveland<\/td>$21,439<\/td>38.9%<\/td>$57,800<\/td>17,321<\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma<\/td>Hugo<\/td>$24,548<\/td>41.5%<\/td>$64,400<\/td>5,184<\/td><\/tr>
Oregon<\/td>Prineville<\/td>$34,630<\/td>23.4%<\/td>$164,300<\/td>9,748<\/td><\/tr>
Pennsylvania<\/td>Johnstown<\/td>$24,294<\/td>38.7%<\/td>$39,700<\/td>19,812<\/td><\/tr>
Rhode Island<\/td>Central Falls<\/td>$31,724<\/td>32.8%<\/td>$147,800<\/td>19,382<\/td><\/tr>
South Carolina<\/td>Dunean<\/td>$29,329<\/td>20.7%<\/td>$82,100<\/td>3,605<\/td><\/tr>
South Dakota<\/td>Sisseton<\/td>$38,167<\/td>21.3%<\/td>$71,000<\/td>2,486<\/td><\/tr>
Tennessee<\/td>Harriman<\/td>$30,756<\/td>20.9%<\/td>$97,400<\/td>6,136<\/td><\/tr>
Texas<\/td>Cooper<\/td>$31,529<\/td>40.9%<\/td>$56,300<\/td>2,213<\/td><\/tr>
Utah<\/td>Ephraim<\/td>$39,915<\/td>28.0%<\/td>$209,000<\/td>6,987<\/td><\/tr>
Vermont<\/td>Fair Haven<\/td>$48,367<\/td>14.8%<\/td>$143,500<\/td>2,280<\/td><\/tr>
Virginia<\/td>Farmville<\/td>$37,722<\/td>33.1%<\/td>$174,200<\/td>8,076<\/td><\/tr>
Washington<\/td>Kelso<\/td>$37,450<\/td>27.4%<\/td>$133,900<\/td>11,983<\/td><\/tr>
West Virginia<\/td>Kenova<\/td>$33,938<\/td>19.3%<\/td>$75,700<\/td>3,095<\/td><\/tr>
Wisconsin<\/td>Whitewater<\/td>$34,563<\/td>39.0%<\/td>$164,500<\/td>14,766<\/td><\/tr>
Wyoming<\/td>Riverton<\/td>$51,033<\/td>13.3%<\/td>$162,600<\/td>11,069<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: 24\/7 Wall St.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo courtesy of exploregeorgia.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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