Latest news about poverty in Sanders, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
61.6% of Sanders, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 73.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 61.4% of high school graduates and 29.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 3.3%. For comparison, it was 2.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sanders, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sanders:
61.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sanders:
3.2%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sanders:
17.4%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sanders:
1.9%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
3.3%
Residents above poverty level:
2.3%
Poverty by age in Sanders, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sanders,KY (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
91.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sanders,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
40.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
92.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
85.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sanders,KY (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sanders, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sanders, KY (%)
64.2%White
0.0%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sanders, KY (absolute numbers)
211White
62.1%Below poverty level
37.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sanders, KY
Children below poverty level:
Sanders, Kentucky:
82.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sanders:
61.4%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sanders:
29.6%
Kentucky:
33.5%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
100.0%Worked part-time
0.0%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
93.4%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
6.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
20.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
30.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.8%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
8.8%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
3.5%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
45.6%1939 or earlier
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