Latest news about poverty in Tipton, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.8% of Tipton, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 39.4% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 21.4% of high school graduates and 12.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.1%. For comparison, it was 14.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tipton, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tipton:
25.8%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tipton:
12.3%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tipton:
31.0%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 32.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tipton:
41.4%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.1%
Residents above poverty level:
14.1%
Poverty by age in Tipton, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tipton,OK (percentage below poverty level)
23.1%Under 5 years
85.2%5 years
57.9%6 to 11 years
33.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
36.4%16 and 17 years
41.4%18 to 24 years
52.6%25 to 34 years
35.3%35 to 44 years
8.5%45 to 54 years
15.4%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tipton,OK (percentage below poverty level)
31.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.1%16 and 17 years
11.9%18 to 24 years
46.2%25 to 34 years
18.2%35 to 44 years
12.2%45 to 54 years
30.0%55 to 64 years
45.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tipton,OK (% below half of poverty level)
35.9%Under 6 years
2.5%6 to 11 years
15.0%12 to 17 years
27.7%18 to 24 years
21.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.8%45 to 54 years
7.6%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tipton, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tipton, OK (%)
17.0%White
66.1%Black
30.1%American Indian
53.5%Other race
31.1%2+ races
40.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tipton, OK (absolute numbers)
76White
15Black
2American Indian
61Other race
262+ races
93Hispanic
27.2%Below poverty level
72.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tipton, OK
Children below poverty level:
Tipton, Oklahoma:
35.7%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tipton:
21.4%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tipton:
12.0%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
91.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
8.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
30.8%Worked part-time
69.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
30.0%One full-time, other didn't work
35.0%Both worked part-time
30.0%One part-time, other didn't work
5.0%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
14.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
9.8%1950 to 1959
26.8%1940 to 1949
48.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
0.8%1990 to 1994
8.1%1980 to 1989
14.2%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
20.3%1950 to 1959
12.6%1940 to 1949
30.9%1939 or earlier
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