Latest news about poverty in Bigfork, MT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.1% of Bigfork, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 137.3% less than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 4.8% of high school graduates and 19.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 7.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 52.6%. For comparison, it was 15.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bigfork, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bigfork:
5.1%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bigfork:
1.4%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bigfork:
7.4%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 14.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bigfork:
20.8%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
52.6%
Residents above poverty level:
15.3%
Poverty by age in Bigfork, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bigfork,MT (percentage below poverty level)
8.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.7%16 and 17 years
3.0%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
7.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bigfork,MT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
12.1%12 to 14 years
5.1%15 years
43.8%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.3%25 to 34 years
14.1%35 to 44 years
1.6%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
18.5%65 to 74 years
16.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bigfork,MT (% below half of poverty level)
5.5%Under 6 years
2.1%6 to 11 years
0.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.7%25 to 34 years
0.9%35 to 44 years
0.4%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bigfork, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bigfork, MT (%)
7.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
3.5%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bigfork, MT (absolute numbers)
305White
0Black
0American Indian
0Other race
222+ races
6.5%Below poverty level
93.5%Above poverty level
1.6%Below poverty level
98.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bigfork, MT
Children below poverty level:
Bigfork, Montana:
6.4%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bigfork:
4.8%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bigfork:
19.4%
Montana:
31.3%
87.2%Married-couple family
2.6%Male, no wife present
10.3%Female, no husband present
3.0%Worked full-time, year-round
38.3%Worked part-time
58.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
15.6%Both worked part-time
53.1%One part-time, other didn't work
31.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
27.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
54.5%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.7%1999 to 2000
15.8%1995 to 1998
13.8%1990 to 1994
22.2%1980 to 1989
25.2%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
5.7%1950 to 1959
1.7%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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