House of Joy

The community around House of Joy

In the few miles around this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 66.5%
• Obesity: 50.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.6%
• Food Insecurity: 30.4%
• Diabetes: 22.3%
• Social Isolation: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 29.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (11.4–19.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%
• Unemployment: 7.6% (4.4–10.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near House of Joy

• Trinity Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Fairmont First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Star of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Fairpoint Free Will Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Fairview Church — 1 mi away
• Pleasant View Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Northside Church — 1.1 mi away
• Mount Carmel Church — 1.4 mi away
• Mill Branch Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away