12.7% of Mount Sterling, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.8% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 12.6% of high school graduates and 30.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.0%. For comparison, it was 31.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Sterling, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
12.7%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
2.8%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Sterling:
20.4%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Sterling:
38.1%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.0%
Residents above poverty level:
31.6%
Poverty by age in Mount Sterling, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Sterling,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
12.5%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
11.7%35 to 44 years
15.8%45 to 54 years
37.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Sterling,IL (percentage below poverty level)
14.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
74.0%16 and 17 years
11.2%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
21.6%45 to 54 years
35.3%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
12.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Sterling,IL (% below half of poverty level)
6.0%Under 6 years
3.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
5.1%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
0.6%45 to 54 years
0.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Sterling, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, IL (%)
13.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
7.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, IL (absolute numbers)
251White
1Black
0Other race
02+ races
11Hispanic
13.6%Below poverty level
86.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Sterling, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mount Sterling, Illinois:
7.7%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Sterling:
12.6%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Sterling:
30.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
12.9%Male, no wife present
87.1%Female, no husband present
8.5%Worked full-time, year-round
38.6%Worked part-time
52.9%Did not 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
0.0%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
7.7%1950 to 1959
23.1%1940 to 1949
59.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
5.7%1960 to 1969
10.8%1950 to 1959
10.1%1940 to 1949
48.4%1939 or earlier
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