This photo can be taken in almost any rural Southern town — an abandoned piece of furniture tossed onto the side of the road.
This upholstered chair is near a housing project in Statesboro, Ga., where about 50 percent of the town’s population lives in poverty, according to the U.S. Census. While it’s likely that most of those living in “poverty” really are students who live cheaply in shared apartments, you can find evidence of poverty if you look around.
Statesboro is 54 percent white and 40 percent black. Its median household income is $19,554, according to the Census. It also is the county seat of Bulloch County, which has 72,694 people (2012), two thirds of which are white. Just over 30 percent of residents live in poverty. The median household income for the county is $33,902.
- Quickfacts on Statesboro and Bulloch County, Ga.
- Wikipedia’s entry on Statesboro and Bulloch County
Photo taken Sept. 23, 2013 by Michael Kaynard. All rights reserved.