15.3% of Mount Carmel, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 12.0% of high school graduates and 33.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 62.3%. For comparison, it was 13.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Carmel, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Carmel:
15.3%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Carmel:
4.6%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Carmel:
24.5%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Carmel:
37.8%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
62.3%
Residents above poverty level:
13.0%
Poverty by age in Mount Carmel, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Carmel,IL (percentage below poverty level)
35.7%Under 5 years
15.5%5 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
4.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
8.3%16 and 17 years
29.4%18 to 24 years
10.9%25 to 34 years
13.5%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
13.3%55 to 64 years
19.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Carmel,IL (percentage below poverty level)
32.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.3%6 to 11 years
35.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.9%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
20.5%35 to 44 years
12.9%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
17.2%65 to 74 years
11.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Carmel,IL (% below half of poverty level)
1.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.6%12 to 17 years
13.9%18 to 24 years
1.0%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
6.4%55 to 64 years
3.4%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Carmel, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Carmel, IL (%)
15.0%White
9.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
13.0%2+ races
46.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Carmel, IL (absolute numbers)
892White
10Black
0American Indian
0Asian
90Other race
592+ races
126Hispanic
16.1%Below poverty level
83.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Carmel, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mount Carmel, Illinois:
15.9%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Carmel:
12.0%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Carmel:
33.7%
Illinois:
21.7%
23.4%Married-couple family
16.9%Male, no wife present
59.7%Female, no husband present
1.8%Worked full-time, year-round
34.0%Worked part-time
64.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
22.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
77.4%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
28.8%1980 to 1989
5.3%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
29.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
9.9%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
5.8%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
14.6%1940 to 1949
32.9%1939 or earlier
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