10.8% of Phelps, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.0% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 5.7% of high school graduates and 36.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.3% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Phelps, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Phelps:
10.8%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Phelps:
4.7%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Phelps:
9.3%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 65.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Phelps:
56.2%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Poverty by age in Phelps, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Phelps,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%25 to 34 years
45.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Phelps,KY (percentage below poverty level)
21.8%45 to 54 years
28.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Phelps,KY (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
18.8%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
Poverty by race and place of birth in Phelps, KY
11.0%Below poverty level
89.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Phelps, KY
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Phelps:
5.7%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Phelps:
36.0%
Kentucky:
33.5%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.1%1995 to 1998
6.6%1990 to 1994
23.6%1980 to 1989
31.1%1970 to 1979
7.5%1960 to 1969
7.5%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.7%1995 to 1998
20.5%1990 to 1994
24.9%1980 to 1989
23.4%1970 to 1979
3.4%1960 to 1969
3.9%1950 to 1959
3.9%1940 to 1949
8.3%1939 or earlier
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