19.8% of Bowling Green, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.6% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 10.7% of high school graduates and 21.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 92.9%. For comparison, it was 31.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bowling Green, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bowling Green:
19.8%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bowling Green:
14.4%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bowling Green:
23.9%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 22.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bowling Green:
27.9%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
92.9%
Residents above poverty level:
31.5%
Poverty by age in Bowling Green, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bowling Green,MO (percentage below poverty level)
44.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
61.4%6 to 11 years
78.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.7%25 to 34 years
13.9%35 to 44 years
13.8%45 to 54 years
29.5%55 to 64 years
4.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bowling Green,MO (percentage below poverty level)
10.8%Under 5 years
76.6%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
37.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
46.7%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
19.6%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
35.8%65 to 74 years
2.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bowling Green,MO (% below half of poverty level)
36.3%Under 6 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
30.8%12 to 17 years
29.9%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
18.5%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bowling Green, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowling Green, MO (%)
23.1%White
0.0%Black
15.1%Asian
10.2%2+ races
59.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowling Green, MO (absolute numbers)
638White
0Black
4Asian
192+ races
17Hispanic
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
96.5%Below poverty level
3.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bowling Green, MO
Children below poverty level:
Bowling Green, Missouri:
33.7%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bowling Green:
10.7%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bowling Green:
21.2%
Missouri:
27.1%
12.7%Married-couple family
25.5%Male, no wife present
61.8%Female, no husband present
4.1%Worked full-time, year-round
11.9%Worked part-time
84.0%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
47.4%One part-time, other didn't work
52.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.2%1980 to 1989
17.1%1970 to 1979
34.2%1960 to 1969
23.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
6.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.7%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
26.4%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
4.8%1940 to 1949
22.6%1939 or earlier
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