Latest news about poverty in Booker, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.7% of Booker, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 11.0% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 9.8% of high school graduates and 26.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 1.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 52.6%. For comparison, it was 19.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Booker, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Booker:
15.7%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Booker:
8.2%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Booker:
1.2%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Booker:
0.9%
Texas:
17.9%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
52.6%
Residents above poverty level:
19.3%
Poverty by age in Booker, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Booker,TX (percentage below poverty level)
30.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
12.5%16 and 17 years
7.4%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
22.1%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Booker,TX (percentage below poverty level)
34.8%Under 5 years
31.6%6 to 11 years
37.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
14.5%18 to 24 years
11.2%25 to 34 years
38.3%35 to 44 years
11.5%45 to 54 years
28.3%55 to 64 years
11.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Booker,TX (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
16.1%6 to 11 years
16.4%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
24.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
16.6%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Booker, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Booker, TX (%)
18.4%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
11.2%Other race
7.4%2+ races
15.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Booker, TX (absolute numbers)
84White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
51Other race
282+ races
132Hispanic
15.9%Below poverty level
84.1%Above poverty level
15.0%Below poverty level
85.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Booker, TX
Children below poverty level:
Booker, Texas:
20.5%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Booker:
9.8%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Booker:
26.9%
Texas:
23.8%
25.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
74.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.0%Worked part-time
90.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
68.4%One part-time, other didn't work
31.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.0%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
17.5%1980 to 1989
40.0%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
10.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
7.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.5%1990 to 1994
31.1%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
21.0%1960 to 1969
6.3%1950 to 1959
12.1%1940 to 1949
3.5%1939 or earlier
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