Latest news about poverty in Pekin, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.8% of Pekin, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.4% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 11.3% of high school graduates and 28.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.5%. For comparison, it was 16.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pekin, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pekin:
14.8%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pekin:
6.0%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pekin:
22.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pekin:
24.5%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.5%
Residents above poverty level:
16.3%
Poverty by age in Pekin, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pekin,IL (percentage below poverty level)
19.2%Under 5 years
17.5%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
23.4%12 to 14 years
16.7%15 years
11.9%16 and 17 years
8.7%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
14.6%35 to 44 years
3.6%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pekin,IL (percentage below poverty level)
28.1%Under 5 years
62.4%5 years
23.0%6 to 11 years
34.5%12 to 14 years
9.5%15 years
13.0%16 and 17 years
14.0%18 to 24 years
19.2%25 to 34 years
21.8%35 to 44 years
15.5%45 to 54 years
17.3%55 to 64 years
7.9%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pekin,IL (% below half of poverty level)
10.7%Under 6 years
7.8%6 to 11 years
3.5%12 to 17 years
8.8%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
9.5%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pekin, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pekin, IL (%)
14.0%White
62.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
22.0%Asian
54.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
14.0%2+ races
7.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pekin, IL (absolute numbers)
3,688White
269Black
35American Indian
37Asian
31Native Hawaiian
0Other race
2242+ races
49Hispanic
14.7%Below poverty level
85.3%Above poverty level
9.1%Below poverty level
90.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pekin, IL
Children below poverty level:
Pekin, Illinois:
23.2%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pekin:
11.3%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pekin:
28.5%
Illinois:
21.7%
38.7%Married-couple family
10.7%Male, no wife present
50.6%Female, no husband present
8.6%Worked full-time, year-round
22.2%Worked part-time
69.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
6.6%One full-time, other part-time
27.8%One full-time, other didn't work
7.9%Both worked part-time
42.3%One part-time, other didn't work
15.4%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
1.4%1980 to 1989
6.8%1970 to 1979
11.6%1960 to 1969
34.2%1950 to 1959
16.0%1940 to 1949
29.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.3%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
2.5%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
19.5%1960 to 1969
23.9%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
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