20.3% of Wingo, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.0% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 12.3% of high school graduates and 5.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.7%. For comparison, it was 24.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wingo, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wingo:
20.3%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wingo:
4.0%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wingo:
16.5%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wingo:
14.7%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.7%
Residents above poverty level:
24.7%
Poverty by age in Wingo, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wingo,KY (percentage below poverty level)
82.3%Under 5 years
11.1%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
33.3%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
6.5%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
10.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wingo,KY (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
26.3%18 to 24 years
46.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
23.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wingo,KY (% below half of poverty level)
15.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
15.5%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wingo, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wingo, KY (%)
12.4%White
92.8%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wingo, KY (absolute numbers)
71White
72Black
20.9%Below poverty level
79.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wingo, KY
Children below poverty level:
Wingo, Kentucky:
36.8%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wingo:
12.3%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wingo:
5.8%
Kentucky:
33.5%
0.0%Married-couple family
9.5%Male, no wife present
90.5%Female, no husband present
4.0%Worked full-time, year-round
46.0%Worked part-time
50.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
9.5%1990 to 1994
19.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
23.8%1960 to 1969
23.8%1950 to 1959
4.8%1940 to 1949
19.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
6.0%1990 to 1994
4.0%1980 to 1989
20.1%1970 to 1979
19.5%1960 to 1969
22.1%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
19.5%1939 or earlier
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