10.0% of Alma, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.1% less than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 6.1% of high school graduates and 52.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 55.6%. For comparison, it was 5.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Alma, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Alma:
10.0%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Alma:
1.6%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Alma:
30.4%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Alma:
37.8%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
55.6%
Residents above poverty level:
5.2%
Poverty by age in Alma, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Alma,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
26.7%12 to 14 years
25.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
14.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Alma,MO (percentage below poverty level)
33.3%Under 5 years
25.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
9.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
31.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Alma,MO (% below half of poverty level)
5.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
10.3%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Alma, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Alma, MO (%)
10.7%White
0.0%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Alma, MO (absolute numbers)
46White
10.3%Below poverty level
89.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Alma, MO
Children below poverty level:
Alma, Missouri:
12.2%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Alma:
6.1%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Alma:
52.9%
Missouri:
27.1%
55.6%Married-couple family
11.1%Male, no wife present
33.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.3%Worked part-time
72.7%Did not work
0.0%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
20.0%One part-time, other didn't work
40.0%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
33.3%1950 to 1959
33.3%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.8%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
17.0%1970 to 1979
7.1%1960 to 1969
17.7%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
39.0%1939 or earlier
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