Latest news about poverty in Cherokee, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.7% of Cherokee, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.2% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 9.2% of high school graduates and 17.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.7%. For comparison, it was 19.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cherokee, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cherokee:
16.7%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cherokee:
5.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cherokee:
18.1%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cherokee:
19.5%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.3%
Poverty by age in Cherokee, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cherokee,OK (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
39.0%6 to 11 years
41.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
24.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cherokee,OK (percentage below poverty level)
34.7%Under 5 years
70.0%5 years
21.0%6 to 11 years
35.1%12 to 14 years
19.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.9%18 to 24 years
33.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
23.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cherokee,OK (% below half of poverty level)
3.5%Under 6 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
8.9%12 to 17 years
18.7%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cherokee, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cherokee, OK (%)
17.0%White
5.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
100.0%Asian
2.0%Other race
33.0%2+ races
12.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cherokee, OK (absolute numbers)
210White
1Black
0American Indian
1Asian
1Other race
522+ races
14Hispanic
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cherokee, OK
Children below poverty level:
Cherokee, Oklahoma:
33.1%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cherokee:
9.2%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cherokee:
17.0%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
36.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
63.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
50.6%Worked part-time
49.4%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
50.0%Both worked part-time
30.0%One part-time, other didn't work
20.0%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
7.1%1970 to 1979
17.9%1960 to 1969
14.3%1950 to 1959
23.2%1940 to 1949
37.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.3%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
15.2%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
17.2%1940 to 1949
40.2%1939 or earlier
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