19.4% of Baxter Springs, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 38.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 18.2% of high school graduates and 27.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 42.4%. For comparison, it was 25.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Baxter Springs, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Baxter Springs:
19.4%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Baxter Springs:
6.4%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Baxter Springs:
41.5%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Baxter Springs:
35.3%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
42.4%
Residents above poverty level:
25.1%
Poverty by age in Baxter Springs, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Baxter Springs,KS (percentage below poverty level)
21.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
39.0%18 to 24 years
22.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
34.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
20.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Baxter Springs,KS (percentage below poverty level)
21.3%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
39.2%18 to 24 years
14.5%25 to 34 years
19.7%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
34.8%55 to 64 years
19.8%65 to 74 years
40.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Baxter Springs,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
12.6%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
7.3%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
10.7%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
13.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Baxter Springs, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Baxter Springs, KS (%)
16.2%White
15.1%American Indian
0.0%Other race
38.6%2+ races
49.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Baxter Springs, KS (absolute numbers)
505White
11American Indian
0Other race
1472+ races
183Hispanic
20.5%Below poverty level
79.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Baxter Springs, KS
Children below poverty level:
Baxter Springs, Kansas:
10.1%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Baxter Springs:
18.2%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Baxter Springs:
27.6%
Kansas:
24.4%
50.0%Married-couple family
21.3%Male, no wife present
28.7%Female, no husband present
6.3%Worked full-time, year-round
24.0%Worked part-time
69.7%Did not work
9.4%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
26.6%One part-time, other didn't work
48.4%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
23.5%1970 to 1979
23.5%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
43.2%1940 to 1949
9.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
7.9%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
10.8%1970 to 1979
12.6%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
35.2%1939 or earlier
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