Latest news about poverty in Lyndon, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.6% of Lyndon, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 71.1% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 7.7% of high school graduates and 14.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 91.8%. For comparison, it was 44.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lyndon, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lyndon:
9.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lyndon:
7.1%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lyndon:
16.0%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lyndon:
23.1%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
91.8%
Residents above poverty level:
44.7%
Poverty by age in Lyndon, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lyndon,KY (percentage below poverty level)
40.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
9.4%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
10.8%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lyndon,KY (percentage below poverty level)
28.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
24.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
15.5%35 to 44 years
8.2%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
17.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lyndon,KY (% below half of poverty level)
23.6%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
10.8%18 to 24 years
5.5%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lyndon, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lyndon, KY (%)
5.4%White
31.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
3.2%2+ races
2.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lyndon, KY (absolute numbers)
393White
649Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
282+ races
18Hispanic
9.5%Below poverty level
90.5%Above poverty level
16.3%Below poverty level
83.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lyndon, KY
Children below poverty level:
Lyndon, Kentucky:
15.0%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lyndon:
7.7%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lyndon:
14.4%
Kentucky:
33.5%
32.7%Married-couple family
5.4%Male, no wife present
62.0%Female, no husband present
1.6%Worked full-time, year-round
35.5%Worked part-time
62.9%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
72.4%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
27.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
12.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
40.4%1950 to 1959
17.0%1940 to 1949
21.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
19.0%1995 to 1998
17.5%1990 to 1994
12.0%1980 to 1989
3.6%1970 to 1979
11.4%1960 to 1969
24.2%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
4.9%1939 or earlier
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