21.1% of Ames, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.0% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate was 25.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Ames, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ames:
21.1%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ames:
11.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ames:
25.0%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 3.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ames:
4.2%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Poverty by age in Ames, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ames,OK (percentage below poverty level)
41.7%Under 5 years
28.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
65.0%18 to 24 years
7.1%25 to 34 years
14.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ames,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
16.7%6 to 11 years
83.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
75.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
33.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ames,OK (% below half of poverty level)
33.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
44.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
18.2%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 Ames, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ames, OK (%)
24.9%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Other race
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ames, OK (absolute numbers)
50White
23.6%Below poverty level
76.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ames, OK
Children below poverty level:
Ames, Oklahoma:
27.8%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ames:
14.5%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
16.0%Married-couple family
72.0%Male, no wife present
12.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.3%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
50.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
50.0%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
25.0%1970 to 1979
25.0%1960 to 1969
25.0%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
14.1%1980 to 1989
38.0%1970 to 1979
11.3%1960 to 1969
5.6%1950 to 1959
5.6%1940 to 1949
25.4%1939 or earlier
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