Latest news about poverty in Stockton, MO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.4% of Stockton, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.2% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 14.7% of high school graduates and 14.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 89.7%. For comparison, it was 19.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Stockton, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Stockton:
18.4%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Stockton:
11.8%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Stockton:
19.0%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 25.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Stockton:
26.1%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
89.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.7%
Poverty by age in Stockton, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Stockton,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
80.0%5 years
9.8%6 to 11 years
74.2%12 to 14 years
42.9%15 years
61.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
23.4%25 to 34 years
22.8%35 to 44 years
1.5%45 to 54 years
23.2%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Stockton,MO (percentage below poverty level)
39.3%Under 5 years
72.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
30.0%18 to 24 years
27.6%25 to 34 years
20.4%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
14.8%55 to 64 years
21.1%65 to 74 years
9.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Stockton,MO (% below half of poverty level)
22.7%Under 6 years
22.9%6 to 11 years
42.1%12 to 17 years
9.9%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
20.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.2%55 to 64 years
7.8%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Stockton, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stockton, MO (%)
20.3%White
0.0%Other race
5.1%2+ races
4.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stockton, MO (absolute numbers)
359White
0Other race
62+ races
4Hispanic
19.0%Below poverty level
81.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Stockton, MO
Children below poverty level:
Stockton, Missouri:
33.5%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Stockton:
14.7%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Stockton:
14.3%
Missouri:
27.1%
37.3%Married-couple family
1.7%Male, no wife present
61.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.9%Worked part-time
84.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
19.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
81.0%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
27.6%1980 to 1989
10.3%1970 to 1979
24.1%1960 to 1969
37.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
8.4%1995 to 1998
10.4%1990 to 1994
12.0%1980 to 1989
25.2%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
9.5%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
15.3%1939 or earlier
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