Latest news about poverty in Mascoutah, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.0% of Mascoutah, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.3% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 6.2% of high school graduates and 3.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.4%. For comparison, it was 20.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mascoutah, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mascoutah:
10.0%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mascoutah:
1.5%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mascoutah:
17.8%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mascoutah:
22.2%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.4%
Residents above poverty level:
20.8%
Poverty by age in Mascoutah, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mascoutah,IL (percentage below poverty level)
22.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
36.7%18 to 24 years
5.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.5%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mascoutah,IL (percentage below poverty level)
22.8%Under 5 years
27.5%6 to 11 years
9.5%12 to 14 years
29.4%15 years
17.9%16 and 17 years
27.9%18 to 24 years
13.4%25 to 34 years
5.4%35 to 44 years
24.3%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
15.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mascoutah,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 17 years
2.8%18 to 24 years
0.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.1%45 to 54 years
0.4%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
14.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mascoutah, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mascoutah, IL (%)
5.0%White
2.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
49.0%2+ races
50.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mascoutah, IL (absolute numbers)
355White
5Black
224American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
5572+ races
332Hispanic
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
22.2%Below poverty level
77.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mascoutah, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mascoutah, Illinois:
18.2%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mascoutah:
6.2%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mascoutah:
3.0%
Illinois:
21.7%
19.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
80.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
38.6%Worked part-time
61.4%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
17.5%1970 to 1979
15.8%1960 to 1969
15.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
50.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
8.2%1995 to 1998
6.5%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
9.9%1970 to 1979
19.4%1960 to 1969
15.3%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
17.5%1939 or earlier
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