Latest news about poverty in Bloomfield, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.5% of Bloomfield, IN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.6% across the entire state of Indiana. 10.8% of high school graduates and 38.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.7%. For comparison, it was 28.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bloomfield, IN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bloomfield:
14.5%
Whole state:
12.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bloomfield:
5.2%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bloomfield:
31.2%
Indiana:
20.9%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bloomfield:
50.3%
Indiana:
23.8%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.7%
Residents above poverty level:
28.1%
Poverty by age in Bloomfield, IN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bloomfield,IN (percentage below poverty level)
54.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
33.3%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
14.5%45 to 54 years
21.9%55 to 64 years
20.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bloomfield,IN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
31.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
23.0%45 to 54 years
36.0%55 to 64 years
23.0%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bloomfield,IN (% below half of poverty level)
26.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
3.1%12 to 17 years
10.8%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
1.4%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bloomfield, IN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bloomfield, IN (%)
14.9%White
11.7%Black
0.0%Asian
7.2%2+ races
28.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bloomfield, IN (absolute numbers)
316White
2Black
0Asian
42+ races
15Hispanic
14.8%Below poverty level
85.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bloomfield, IN
Children below poverty level:
Bloomfield, Indiana:
15.0%
State:
15.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bloomfield:
10.8%
Indiana:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bloomfield:
38.6%
Indiana:
23.9%
24.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
75.4%Female, no husband present
3.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
97.0%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
14.5%1990 to 1994
11.3%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
19.4%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
27.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.2%1980 to 1989
11.0%1970 to 1979
15.2%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
12.2%1940 to 1949
39.6%1939 or earlier
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