16.6% of Sonora, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 17.4% of high school graduates and 11.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 54.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.6%. For comparison, it was 9.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sonora, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sonora:
16.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sonora:
2.8%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sonora:
54.3%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sonora:
55.3%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.6%
Residents above poverty level:
9.7%
Poverty by age in Sonora, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sonora,KY (percentage below poverty level)
36.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
66.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
27.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sonora,KY (percentage below poverty level)
43.5%Under 5 years
13.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
24.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
39.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
45.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sonora,KY (% below half of poverty level)
6.0%Under 6 years
6.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
9.1%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sonora, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sonora, KY (%)
20.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sonora, KY (absolute numbers)
138White
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sonora, KY
Children below poverty level:
Sonora, Kentucky:
17.2%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sonora:
17.4%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sonora:
11.8%
Kentucky:
33.5%
21.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
78.4%Female, no husband present
63.6%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
36.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
85.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
14.3%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
28.6%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
14.3%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
28.6%1940 to 1949
28.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.6%1999 to 2000
5.5%1995 to 1998
9.2%1990 to 1994
9.2%1980 to 1989
6.4%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
15.6%1950 to 1959
10.1%1940 to 1949
29.4%1939 or earlier
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