10.0% of Townsend, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.4% less than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 6.6% of high school graduates and 41.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 36.6%. For comparison, it was 15.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Townsend, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Townsend:
10.0%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Townsend:
4.1%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Townsend:
17.4%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Townsend:
26.4%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
36.6%
Residents above poverty level:
15.6%
Poverty by age in Townsend, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Townsend,MT (percentage below poverty level)
9.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
12.3%12 to 14 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
14.3%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
23.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
15.5%55 to 64 years
13.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Townsend,MT (percentage below poverty level)
17.4%Under 5 years
12.5%6 to 11 years
17.4%12 to 14 years
9.8%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
9.4%25 to 34 years
16.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
37.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Townsend,MT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
9.5%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Townsend, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Townsend, MT (%)
8.6%White
14.7%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
32.6%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Townsend, MT (absolute numbers)
164White
8American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
522+ races
9.9%Below poverty level
90.1%Above poverty level
2.8%Below poverty level
97.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Townsend, MT
Children below poverty level:
Townsend, Montana:
12.2%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Townsend:
6.6%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Townsend:
41.4%
Montana:
31.3%
37.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
62.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.4%Worked part-time
76.6%Did not work
20.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
40.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
40.0%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
4.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
28.0%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
10.0%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
34.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.7%1999 to 2000
6.9%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
26.2%1970 to 1979
5.8%1960 to 1969
7.9%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
28.7%1939 or earlier
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