Latest news about poverty in Brookfield, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.2% of Brookfield, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 131.8% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 4.5% of high school graduates and 16.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 11.2%. For comparison, it was 10.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brookfield, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
5.2%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brookfield:
3.0%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brookfield:
16.1%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookfield:
35.3%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
11.2%
Residents above poverty level:
10.9%
Poverty by age in Brookfield, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brookfield,IL (percentage below poverty level)
7.5%Under 5 years
4.5%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
1.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
6.3%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
19.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brookfield,IL (percentage below poverty level)
1.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
0.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.3%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
2.3%45 to 54 years
6.3%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
11.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brookfield,IL (% below half of poverty level)
3.4%Under 6 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
1.8%12 to 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
0.9%25 to 34 years
2.9%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
1.4%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brookfield, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, IL (%)
5.5%White
4.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
8.3%Asian
9.7%Other race
2.9%2+ races
6.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookfield, IL (absolute numbers)
758White
31Black
0American Indian
14Asian
113Other race
662+ races
215Hispanic
4.7%Below poverty level
95.3%Above poverty level
10.6%Below poverty level
89.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brookfield, IL
Children below poverty level:
Brookfield, Illinois:
3.9%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brookfield:
4.5%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brookfield:
16.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
58.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
42.0%Female, no husband present
4.5%Worked full-time, year-round
32.8%Worked part-time
62.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
42.5%One full-time, other didn't work
5.3%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
52.2%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
9.3%1960 to 1969
17.8%1950 to 1959
25.6%1940 to 1949
47.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.2%1999 to 2000
0.1%1995 to 1998
0.7%1990 to 1994
1.4%1980 to 1989
7.4%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
26.4%1950 to 1959
20.7%1940 to 1949
35.2%1939 or earlier
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