23.2% of Brookfield, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 43.2% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 8.1% of high school graduates and 40.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.9%. For comparison, it was 13.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brookfield, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
23.2%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
9.9%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brookfield:
15.9%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookfield:
12.1%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.9%
Residents above poverty level:
13.7%
Poverty by age in Brookfield, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brookfield,MO (percentage below poverty level)
80.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.8%6 to 11 years
27.3%12 to 14 years
23.3%16 and 17 years
38.3%18 to 24 years
9.2%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
17.6%55 to 64 years
16.9%65 to 74 years
25.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brookfield,MO (percentage below poverty level)
44.7%Under 5 years
87.2%5 years
54.1%6 to 11 years
31.0%12 to 14 years
59.0%15 years
57.9%16 and 17 years
62.3%18 to 24 years
13.3%25 to 34 years
30.4%35 to 44 years
18.8%45 to 54 years
16.4%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brookfield,MO (% below half of poverty level)
41.3%Under 6 years
13.8%6 to 11 years
3.3%12 to 17 years
36.4%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.5%45 to 54 years
14.7%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brookfield, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, MO (%)
21.0%White
55.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
69.0%2+ races
93.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, MO (absolute numbers)
775White
35Black
0American Indian
0Asian
34Other race
722+ races
104Hispanic
23.9%Below poverty level
76.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brookfield, MO
Children below poverty level:
Brookfield, Missouri:
42.2%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brookfield:
8.1%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brookfield:
40.1%
Missouri:
27.1%
46.4%Married-couple family
15.6%Male, no wife present
37.9%Female, no husband present
11.4%Worked full-time, year-round
29.5%Worked part-time
59.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
24.7%One full-time, other part-time
26.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
4.1%One part-time, other didn't work
44.3%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
20.1%1970 to 1979
12.1%1960 to 1969
17.8%1950 to 1959
20.7%1940 to 1949
29.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
2.3%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
3.6%1980 to 1989
13.4%1970 to 1979
17.5%1960 to 1969
13.6%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
36.1%1939 or earlier
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