11.0% of Syracuse, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.3% less than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 5.5% of high school graduates and 38.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.3%. For comparison, it was 20.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Syracuse, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Syracuse:
11.0%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Syracuse:
8.3%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Syracuse:
18.5%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Syracuse:
24.2%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.3%
Residents above poverty level:
20.4%
Poverty by age in Syracuse, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Syracuse,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
19.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Syracuse,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.2%6 to 11 years
27.3%12 to 14 years
27.9%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.7%18 to 24 years
24.1%25 to 34 years
15.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.6%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
36.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Syracuse,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.6%25 to 34 years
13.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Syracuse, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Syracuse, KS (%)
7.6%White
0.0%Other race
1.1%2+ races
19.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Syracuse, KS (absolute numbers)
73White
0Other race
12+ races
103Hispanic
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
13.0%Below poverty level
87.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Syracuse, KS
Children below poverty level:
Syracuse, Kansas:
15.2%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Syracuse:
5.5%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Syracuse:
38.9%
Kansas:
24.4%
45.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
54.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.2%Worked part-time
81.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
70.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
30.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
22.0%1970 to 1979
4.9%1960 to 1969
24.4%1950 to 1959
14.6%1940 to 1949
29.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
18.0%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
18.0%1939 or earlier
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