Latest news about poverty in Wadsworth, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.7% of Wadsworth, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.8% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 6.1% of high school graduates and 11.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.8%. For comparison, it was 16.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wadsworth, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wadsworth:
8.7%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wadsworth:
3.0%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wadsworth:
15.9%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wadsworth:
23.6%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.8%
Residents above poverty level:
16.3%
Poverty by age in Wadsworth, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wadsworth,OH (percentage below poverty level)
10.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.8%6 to 11 years
27.9%12 to 14 years
13.3%15 years
10.5%16 and 17 years
22.1%18 to 24 years
3.1%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
7.0%65 to 74 years
6.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wadsworth,OH (percentage below poverty level)
11.4%Under 5 years
31.0%5 years
11.7%6 to 11 years
29.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
33.5%16 and 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
8.3%55 to 64 years
16.2%65 to 74 years
12.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wadsworth,OH (% below half of poverty level)
6.7%Under 6 years
5.9%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 17 years
2.7%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
1.5%45 to 54 years
1.3%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
8.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wadsworth, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadsworth, OH (%)
9.5%White
17.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
2.4%Asian
0.0%Other race
12.4%2+ races
9.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadsworth, OH (absolute numbers)
2,124White
80Black
0American Indian
5Asian
0Other race
892+ races
38Hispanic
9.8%Below poverty level
90.2%Above poverty level
1.1%Below poverty level
98.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wadsworth, OH
Children below poverty level:
Wadsworth, Ohio:
14.9%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wadsworth:
6.1%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wadsworth:
11.5%
Ohio:
28.5%
24.4%Married-couple family
8.6%Male, no wife present
67.0%Female, no husband present
13.8%Worked full-time, year-round
27.5%Worked part-time
58.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
30.1%One full-time, other didn't work
28.8%Both worked part-time
17.8%One part-time, other didn't work
23.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
13.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
6.3%1970 to 1979
9.5%1960 to 1969
42.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
27.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
11.3%1995 to 1998
9.9%1990 to 1994
7.1%1980 to 1989
15.0%1970 to 1979
8.6%1960 to 1969
15.9%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
21.3%1939 or earlier
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