47.5% of Lame Deer, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 74.5% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 38.2% of high school graduates and 50.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 47.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.3%. For comparison, it was 43.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lame Deer, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lame Deer:
47.5%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lame Deer:
21.4%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lame Deer:
47.0%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 8.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lame Deer:
8.2%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.3%
Residents above poverty level:
43.0%
Poverty by age in Lame Deer, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lame Deer,MT (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
96.0%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
49.0%12 to 14 years
64.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
28.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
43.0%35 to 44 years
59.0%45 to 54 years
40.0%55 to 64 years
56.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lame Deer,MT (percentage below poverty level)
56.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
47.0%6 to 11 years
38.0%12 to 14 years
28.0%15 years
38.0%16 and 17 years
51.0%18 to 24 years
39.0%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
84.0%45 to 54 years
35.0%55 to 64 years
35.0%65 to 74 years
24.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lame Deer,MT (% below half of poverty level)
7.9%Under 6 years
30.0%6 to 11 years
26.3%12 to 17 years
17.9%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
27.8%35 to 44 years
51.6%45 to 54 years
20.9%55 to 64 years
22.9%65 to 74 years
19.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lame Deer, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lame Deer, MT (%)
0.0%White
0.0%Black
47.1%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
38.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lame Deer, MT (absolute numbers)
848American Indian
46.7%Below poverty level
53.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lame Deer, MT
Children below poverty level:
Lame Deer, Montana:
54.4%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lame Deer:
38.2%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lame Deer:
50.0%
Montana:
31.3%
40.7%Married-couple family
11.3%Male, no wife present
48.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
6.8%Worked part-time
93.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
34.5%One part-time, other didn't work
53.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.9%1980 to 1989
65.2%1970 to 1979
24.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.0%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
19.2%1980 to 1989
56.3%1970 to 1979
16.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
3.6%1939 or earlier
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