24.8% of Ordway, CO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.0% greater than the poverty level of 9.4% across the entire state of Colorado. 25.1% of high school graduates and 77.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.0%. For comparison, it was 20.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ordway, CO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ordway:
24.8%
Whole state:
9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ordway:
7.7%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ordway:
35.6%
Colorado:
17.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ordway:
25.2%
Colorado:
21.1%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.0%
Residents above poverty level:
20.1%
Poverty by age in Ordway, CO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ordway,CO (percentage below poverty level)
12.5%Under 5 years
70.0%5 years
14.1%6 to 11 years
16.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
55.6%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
18.8%25 to 34 years
81.4%35 to 44 years
1.6%45 to 54 years
75.2%55 to 64 years
9.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ordway,CO (percentage below poverty level)
15.8%Under 5 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
3.5%12 to 14 years
3.8%15 years
7.1%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
32.1%25 to 34 years
20.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
21.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ordway,CO (% below half of poverty level)
3.5%Under 6 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
13.6%12 to 17 years
0.6%18 to 24 years
5.3%25 to 34 years
24.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ordway, CO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ordway, CO (%)
30.4%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
9.4%2+ races
30.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ordway, CO (absolute numbers)
287White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
502+ races
169Hispanic
24.9%Below poverty level
75.1%Above poverty level
19.2%Below poverty level
80.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ordway, CO
Children below poverty level:
Ordway, Colorado:
15.5%
State:
10.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ordway:
25.1%
Colorado:
6.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ordway:
77.7%
Colorado:
20.8%
52.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
47.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
7.3%Worked part-time
92.7%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
10.5%1970 to 1979
18.4%1960 to 1969
2.6%1950 to 1959
13.2%1940 to 1949
55.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.2%1980 to 1989
13.3%1970 to 1979
4.3%1960 to 1969
7.9%1950 to 1959
16.5%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
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