16.7% of Chowchilla, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 14.1% of high school graduates and 24.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.8%. For comparison, it was 38.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chowchilla, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chowchilla:
16.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chowchilla:
11.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chowchilla:
14.6%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chowchilla:
10.2%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.8%
Residents above poverty level:
38.3%
Poverty by age in Chowchilla, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chowchilla,CA (percentage below poverty level)
11.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
24.8%6 to 11 years
22.2%12 to 14 years
50.6%15 years
57.2%16 and 17 years
36.4%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
17.1%35 to 44 years
18.6%45 to 54 years
44.8%55 to 64 years
20.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chowchilla,CA (percentage below poverty level)
9.8%Under 5 years
53.2%5 years
34.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
6.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
30.2%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
30.1%55 to 64 years
25.4%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chowchilla,CA (% below half of poverty level)
9.8%Under 6 years
14.4%6 to 11 years
3.2%12 to 17 years
14.7%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
8.2%45 to 54 years
19.4%55 to 64 years
17.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chowchilla, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chowchilla, CA (%)
15.0%White
3.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
56.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
15.0%Other race
8.0%2+ races
18.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chowchilla, CA (absolute numbers)
770White
2Black
0American Indian
542Asian
8Native Hawaiian
671Other race
862+ races
1,217Hispanic
16.6%Below poverty level
83.4%Above poverty level
37.3%Below poverty level
62.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chowchilla, CA
Children below poverty level:
Chowchilla, California:
24.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chowchilla:
14.1%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chowchilla:
24.8%
California:
20.4%
25.1%Married-couple family
23.7%Male, no wife present
51.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
20.1%Worked part-time
79.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
9.4%One full-time, other didn't work
14.2%Both worked part-time
34.9%One part-time, other didn't work
41.5%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
7.7%1980 to 1989
16.5%1970 to 1979
17.6%1960 to 1969
26.4%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
6.9%1995 to 1998
11.2%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
12.8%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
10.1%1939 or earlier
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