Latest news about poverty in Brawley, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
23.6% of Brawley, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 48.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 13.4% of high school graduates and 34.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.0%. For comparison, it was 34.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brawley, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brawley:
23.6%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brawley:
11.7%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brawley:
29.9%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brawley:
19.0%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.0%
Residents above poverty level:
34.8%
Poverty by age in Brawley, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brawley,CA (percentage below poverty level)
35.2%Under 5 years
12.9%5 years
38.3%6 to 11 years
41.4%12 to 14 years
19.5%15 years
52.0%16 and 17 years
30.5%18 to 24 years
12.2%25 to 34 years
14.8%35 to 44 years
12.6%45 to 54 years
22.6%55 to 64 years
13.7%65 to 74 years
24.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brawley,CA (percentage below poverty level)
25.5%Under 5 years
28.3%5 years
34.0%6 to 11 years
22.0%12 to 14 years
54.5%15 years
28.2%16 and 17 years
33.2%18 to 24 years
21.1%25 to 34 years
38.2%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
18.7%55 to 64 years
26.1%65 to 74 years
26.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brawley,CA (% below half of poverty level)
13.6%Under 6 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
19.7%12 to 17 years
15.5%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
11.2%35 to 44 years
10.9%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
6.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brawley, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brawley, CA (%)
5.2%White
1.8%Black
0.4%American Indian
4.1%Asian
19.1%Other race
23.0%2+ races
27.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brawley, CA (absolute numbers)
168White
4Black
2American Indian
13Asian
1,884Other race
1,4972+ races
6,242Hispanic
25.7%Below poverty level
74.3%Above poverty level
24.6%Below poverty level
75.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brawley, CA
Children below poverty level:
Brawley, California:
33.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brawley:
13.4%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brawley:
34.9%
California:
20.4%
32.1%Married-couple family
20.0%Male, no wife present
47.9%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
13.9%Worked part-time
83.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
13.1%One full-time, other didn't work
5.3%Both worked part-time
55.8%One part-time, other didn't work
25.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.6%1999 to 2000
4.6%1995 to 1998
6.5%1990 to 1994
12.6%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
19.1%1960 to 1969
16.1%1950 to 1959
12.4%1940 to 1949
9.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
7.7%1995 to 1998
15.0%1990 to 1994
10.9%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
19.7%1960 to 1969
16.4%1950 to 1959
7.3%1940 to 1949
6.3%1939 or earlier
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