Latest news about poverty in Sterling, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.4% of Sterling, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 87.7% less than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 6.4% of high school graduates and 28.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.3% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Sterling, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
6.4%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
3.6%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sterling:
14.3%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sterling:
32.0%
Kansas:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Sterling, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sterling,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
38.6%16 and 17 years
7.1%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
17.1%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
20.3%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sterling,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
14.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.4%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
7.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
17.9%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sterling,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
3.4%12 to 17 years
11.9%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
18.1%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
0.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sterling, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, KS (%)
7.5%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, KS (absolute numbers)
132White
6.4%Below poverty level
93.6%Above poverty level
26.1%Below poverty level
73.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sterling, KS
Children below poverty level:
Sterling, Kansas:
2.8%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sterling:
6.4%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sterling:
28.6%
Kansas:
24.4%
75.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
25.0%Female, no husband present
5.4%Worked full-time, year-round
44.6%Worked part-time
50.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
8.6%1960 to 1969
22.9%1950 to 1959
22.9%1940 to 1949
45.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.0%1999 to 2000
5.4%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
11.8%1970 to 1979
6.6%1960 to 1969
9.9%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
41.2%1939 or earlier
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