Latest news about poverty in Poteau, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.7% of Poteau, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.3% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 15.2% of high school graduates and 23.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.8%. For comparison, it was 28.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Poteau, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Poteau:
20.7%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poteau:
8.7%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Poteau:
25.1%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Poteau:
23.2%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.8%
Residents above poverty level:
28.5%
Poverty by age in Poteau, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Poteau,OK (percentage below poverty level)
29.1%Under 5 years
73.9%5 years
28.5%6 to 11 years
34.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
33.7%16 and 17 years
3.3%18 to 24 years
16.3%25 to 34 years
15.3%35 to 44 years
9.8%45 to 54 years
17.1%55 to 64 years
19.4%65 to 74 years
8.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Poteau,OK (percentage below poverty level)
42.0%Under 5 years
65.6%5 years
21.9%6 to 11 years
26.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
29.1%16 and 17 years
21.7%18 to 24 years
28.4%25 to 34 years
24.1%35 to 44 years
23.3%45 to 54 years
18.8%55 to 64 years
16.2%65 to 74 years
9.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Poteau,OK (% below half of poverty level)
23.2%Under 6 years
3.3%6 to 11 years
16.9%12 to 17 years
6.1%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Poteau, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poteau, OK (%)
20.6%White
3.4%Black
28.7%American Indian
81.0%Asian
17.4%Other race
15.7%2+ races
18.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poteau, OK (absolute numbers)
1,161White
1Black
263American Indian
22Asian
93Other race
1962+ races
265Hispanic
21.5%Below poverty level
78.5%Above poverty level
18.3%Below poverty level
81.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Poteau, OK
Children below poverty level:
Poteau, Oklahoma:
29.4%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Poteau:
15.2%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Poteau:
23.5%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
13.0%Married-couple family
32.1%Male, no wife present
54.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.9%Worked part-time
72.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.7%One full-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both worked part-time
27.5%One part-time, other didn't work
23.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
8.6%1980 to 1989
29.0%1970 to 1979
15.6%1960 to 1969
10.8%1950 to 1959
14.5%1940 to 1949
14.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
8.0%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
21.9%1980 to 1989
25.9%1970 to 1979
12.0%1960 to 1969
9.6%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
9.3%1939 or earlier
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