18.4% of Moorhead, MN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.7% greater than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Minnesota. 10.7% of high school graduates and 38.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.9%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Moorhead, MN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Moorhead:
18.4%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Moorhead:
7.5%
Whole state:
4.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Moorhead:
31.9%
Minnesota:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Moorhead:
21.7%
Minnesota:
23.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.9%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Moorhead, MN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Moorhead,MN (percentage below poverty level)
17.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.7%6 to 11 years
27.5%12 to 14 years
22.2%15 years
21.5%16 and 17 years
24.6%18 to 24 years
19.8%25 to 34 years
5.4%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
7.1%65 to 74 years
16.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Moorhead,MN (percentage below poverty level)
15.8%Under 5 years
81.8%5 years
22.3%6 to 11 years
25.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.0%16 and 17 years
47.4%18 to 24 years
12.4%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
20.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Moorhead,MN (% below half of poverty level)
3.6%Under 6 years
6.7%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 17 years
18.8%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
7.3%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
0.3%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Moorhead, MN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moorhead, MN (%)
12.0%White
44.0%Black
83.0%American Indian
18.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
43.0%Other race
31.0%2+ races
21.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moorhead, MN (absolute numbers)
4,010White
1,142Black
443American Indian
130Asian
85Native Hawaiian
105Other race
8692+ races
485Hispanic
14.0%Below poverty level
86.0%Above poverty level
41.3%Below poverty level
58.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Moorhead, MN
Children below poverty level:
Moorhead, Minnesota:
21.5%
State:
10.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Moorhead:
10.7%
Minnesota:
7.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Moorhead:
38.3%
Minnesota:
25.4%
39.6%Married-couple family
12.6%Male, no wife present
47.9%Female, no husband present
5.2%Worked full-time, year-round
59.4%Worked part-time
35.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
25.7%One full-time, other part-time
14.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
16.4%One part-time, other didn't work
43.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
6.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.9%1980 to 1989
24.7%1970 to 1979
25.1%1960 to 1969
23.5%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
11.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
7.8%1990 to 1994
10.3%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
26.5%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
10.4%1939 or earlier
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