Latest news about poverty in Bridgeport, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.5% of Bridgeport, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.4% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 18.4% of high school graduates and 33.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.9%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bridgeport, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bridgeport:
22.5%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bridgeport:
4.7%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bridgeport:
34.5%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 22.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bridgeport:
40.5%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.9%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Bridgeport, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bridgeport,MI (percentage below poverty level)
5.4%Under 5 years
34.3%6 to 11 years
15.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
25.7%16 and 17 years
24.1%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
44.5%35 to 44 years
20.2%45 to 54 years
7.6%55 to 64 years
18.3%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bridgeport,MI (percentage below poverty level)
27.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
27.2%6 to 11 years
46.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
42.1%18 to 24 years
47.3%25 to 34 years
15.7%35 to 44 years
10.4%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
35.8%65 to 74 years
18.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bridgeport,MI (% below half of poverty level)
5.1%Under 6 years
10.6%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
10.6%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bridgeport, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bridgeport, MI (%)
14.0%White
29.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
52.0%Other race
5.0%2+ races
29.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bridgeport, MI (absolute numbers)
443White
740Black
32American Indian
48Other race
292+ races
183Hispanic
23.2%Below poverty level
76.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bridgeport, MI
Children below poverty level:
Bridgeport, Michigan:
24.1%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bridgeport:
18.4%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bridgeport:
33.7%
Michigan:
27.1%
18.5%Married-couple family
5.5%Male, no wife present
76.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.6%Worked part-time
76.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
17.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
15.4%One part-time, other didn't work
67.3%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
2.8%1980 to 1989
44.7%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
20.6%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
15.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
2.8%1980 to 1989
21.3%1970 to 1979
31.5%1960 to 1969
24.8%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
8.1%1939 or earlier
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