19.2% of Lancaster, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.4% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 15.3% of high school graduates and 22.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.8%. For comparison, it was 35.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lancaster, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lancaster:
19.2%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lancaster:
11.9%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lancaster:
26.5%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lancaster:
25.0%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.8%
Residents above poverty level:
35.9%
Poverty by age in Lancaster, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lancaster,KY (percentage below poverty level)
40.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
24.0%45 to 54 years
27.1%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lancaster,KY (percentage below poverty level)
54.3%Under 5 years
13.2%5 years
47.5%6 to 11 years
4.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
36.0%16 and 17 years
35.3%18 to 24 years
32.3%25 to 34 years
27.5%35 to 44 years
10.4%45 to 54 years
24.3%55 to 64 years
16.3%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lancaster,KY (% below half of poverty level)
28.4%Under 6 years
25.9%6 to 11 years
5.5%12 to 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
18.8%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
7.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lancaster, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, KY (%)
18.6%White
11.2%Black
0.0%Other race
56.1%2+ races
66.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, KY (absolute numbers)
598White
35Black
0Other race
1492+ races
68Hispanic
19.8%Below poverty level
80.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lancaster, KY
Children below poverty level:
Lancaster, Kentucky:
23.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lancaster:
15.3%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lancaster:
22.5%
Kentucky:
33.5%
23.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
76.4%Female, no husband present
2.9%Worked full-time, year-round
41.2%Worked part-time
55.9%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.7%1970 to 1979
33.7%1960 to 1969
18.1%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
16.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
19.8%1960 to 1969
26.5%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
21.3%1939 or earlier
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