Latest news about poverty in Brooklyn, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
24.5% of Brooklyn, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 51.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 20.6% of high school graduates and 46.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.6%. For comparison, it was 2.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brooklyn, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
24.5%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
17.0%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brooklyn:
20.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 20.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brooklyn:
16.2%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.6%
Residents above poverty level:
2.7%
Poverty by age in Brooklyn, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brooklyn,IL (percentage below poverty level)
21.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
85.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brooklyn,IL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.0%6 to 11 years
83.0%18 to 24 years
54.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
24.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
58.0%65 to 74 years
20.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brooklyn,IL (% below half of poverty level)
30.8%Under 6 years
11.1%6 to 11 years
84.6%18 to 24 years
24.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
17.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brooklyn, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, IL (%)
91.0%White
27.0%Black
100.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, IL (absolute numbers)
9White
154Black
232+ races
27.8%Below poverty level
72.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brooklyn, IL
Children below poverty level:
Brooklyn, Illinois:
27.8%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brooklyn:
20.6%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brooklyn:
46.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
19.1%Worked part-time
80.9%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
36.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
18.2%1950 to 1959
45.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
9.5%1999 to 2000
9.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
48.8%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
13.1%1950 to 1959
19.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
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