Latest news about poverty in Gas, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.2% of Gas, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 25.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. The poverty rate was 2.4% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Gas, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gas:
16.2%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gas:
1.1%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gas:
2.4%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gas:
2.3%
Kansas:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Gas, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gas,KS (percentage below poverty level)
6.1%Under 5 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
2.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
5.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gas,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
24.0%18 to 24 years
21.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
79.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gas,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
4.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gas, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gas, KS (%)
4.0%White
100.0%American Indian
9.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gas, KS (absolute numbers)
15White
96American Indian
4Hispanic
16.9%Below poverty level
83.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gas, KS
Children below poverty level:
Gas, Kansas:
3.6%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gas:
20.2%
Kansas:
8.5%
25.0%Married-couple family
50.0%Male, no wife present
25.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
100.0%Worked part-time
0.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
30.8%1980 to 1989
23.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
30.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
9.3%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
15.5%1980 to 1989
26.1%1970 to 1979
7.5%1960 to 1969
3.7%1950 to 1959
8.1%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
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