16.0% of Belknap, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. Taking into account residents not living in families, 23.6% of high school graduates and 42.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.7%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Belknap, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Belknap:
16.0%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Belknap:
6.4%
Whole state:
5.8%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.7%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Belknap, MT
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Belknap,MT (% below half of poverty level)
11.3%Under 5 years
20.2%5 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
7.1%12 to 14 years
15.0%15 years
11.1%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
7.7%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
7.8%45 to 54 years
7.2%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Poverty in families in Belknap, MT
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Belknap:
23.6%
Montana:
23.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Belknap:
42.3%
Montana:
44.8%
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
6.3%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
14.2%1980 to 1989
24.5%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
8.9%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
19.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
11.1%1995 to 1998
8.6%1990 to 1994
17.1%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
9.3%1960 to 1969
8.0%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
13.5%1939 or earlier
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