Latest news about poverty in Tecumseh, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.3% of Tecumseh, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.8% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 13.3% of high school graduates and 38.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.2%. For comparison, it was 27.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tecumseh, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tecumseh:
20.3%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tecumseh:
5.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tecumseh:
30.0%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tecumseh:
38.9%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.2%
Residents above poverty level:
27.1%
Poverty by age in Tecumseh, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tecumseh,OK (percentage below poverty level)
26.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
55.0%6 to 11 years
19.4%12 to 14 years
56.7%16 and 17 years
23.2%18 to 24 years
15.7%25 to 34 years
26.9%35 to 44 years
15.0%45 to 54 years
25.1%55 to 64 years
16.8%65 to 74 years
18.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tecumseh,OK (percentage below poverty level)
17.1%Under 5 years
55.2%5 years
14.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
45.5%16 and 17 years
36.3%18 to 24 years
40.2%25 to 34 years
22.6%35 to 44 years
24.3%45 to 54 years
24.4%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
29.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tecumseh,OK (% below half of poverty level)
13.1%Under 6 years
6.1%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 17 years
5.7%18 to 24 years
14.2%25 to 34 years
4.5%35 to 44 years
0.9%45 to 54 years
1.3%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tecumseh, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tecumseh, OK (%)
26.3%White
35.5%Black
19.6%American Indian
0.0%Other race
8.6%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tecumseh, OK (absolute numbers)
1,143White
24Black
192American Indian
0Other race
632+ races
25.6%Below poverty level
74.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tecumseh, OK
Children below poverty level:
Tecumseh, Oklahoma:
31.7%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tecumseh:
13.3%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tecumseh:
38.3%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
27.2%Married-couple family
9.7%Male, no wife present
63.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.0%Worked part-time
73.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
34.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
65.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
6.5%1990 to 1994
21.2%1980 to 1989
22.5%1970 to 1979
15.6%1960 to 1969
7.8%1950 to 1959
5.6%1940 to 1949
13.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
5.5%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
14.7%1980 to 1989
28.1%1970 to 1979
15.7%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
12.6%1939 or earlier
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