27.6% of Lamar Heights, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 52.3% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 19.2% of high school graduates and 10.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 29.4%. For comparison, it was 16.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lamar Heights, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lamar Heights:
27.6%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lamar Heights:
14.5%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lamar Heights:
29.6%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 18.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lamar Heights:
20.0%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
29.4%
Residents above poverty level:
16.0%
Poverty by age in Lamar Heights, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lamar Heights,MO (percentage below poverty level)
83.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
25.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lamar Heights,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
28.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lamar Heights,MO (% below half of poverty level)
76.9%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
22.2%35 to 44 years
10.5%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lamar Heights, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lamar Heights, MO (%)
29.7%White
0.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lamar Heights, MO (absolute numbers)
41White
28.1%Below poverty level
71.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lamar Heights, MO
Children below poverty level:
Lamar Heights, Missouri:
59.4%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lamar Heights:
19.2%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lamar Heights:
10.5%
Missouri:
27.1%
0.0%Married-couple family
70.6%Male, no wife present
29.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
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