Latest news about poverty in Nixa, MO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.2% of Nixa, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 82.3% less than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 6.0% of high school graduates and 17.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.6%. For comparison, it was 27.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nixa, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nixa:
7.2%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nixa:
2.3%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nixa:
11.7%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nixa:
20.0%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.6%
Residents above poverty level:
27.2%
Poverty by age in Nixa, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nixa,MO (percentage below poverty level)
3.1%Under 5 years
3.8%5 years
2.2%6 to 11 years
3.1%12 to 14 years
13.8%15 years
23.8%16 and 17 years
6.8%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
10.2%35 to 44 years
13.8%45 to 54 years
7.2%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nixa,MO (percentage below poverty level)
10.1%Under 5 years
23.7%5 years
7.6%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.2%18 to 24 years
7.3%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
0.9%45 to 54 years
12.3%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nixa,MO (% below half of poverty level)
2.9%Under 6 years
2.1%6 to 11 years
3.7%12 to 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
1.6%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nixa, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nixa, MO (%)
6.2%White
2.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
7.8%Asian
63.4%Native Hawaiian
7.0%Other race
5.1%2+ races
1.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nixa, MO (absolute numbers)
1,289White
5Black
0American Indian
45Asian
78Native Hawaiian
33Other race
662+ races
24Hispanic
5.9%Below poverty level
94.1%Above poverty level
18.4%Below poverty level
81.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nixa, MO
Children below poverty level:
Nixa, Missouri:
7.2%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nixa:
6.0%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nixa:
17.9%
Missouri:
27.1%
40.3%Married-couple family
14.1%Male, no wife present
45.7%Female, no husband present
12.2%Worked full-time, year-round
40.3%Worked part-time
47.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.6%One full-time, other didn't work
26.9%Both worked part-time
23.1%One part-time, other didn't work
34.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.9%1999 to 2000
39.3%1995 to 1998
11.5%1990 to 1994
24.6%1980 to 1989
4.4%1970 to 1979
4.9%1960 to 1969
5.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
4.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.6%1999 to 2000
35.2%1995 to 1998
22.4%1990 to 1994
15.3%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
4.3%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
1.0%1940 to 1949
1.6%1939 or earlier
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