14.2% of Chippewa Falls, WI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.6% greater than the poverty level of 10.7% across the entire state of Wisconsin. 11.6% of high school graduates and 26.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 65.5%. For comparison, it was 29.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chippewa Falls, WI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chippewa Falls:
14.2%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chippewa Falls:
8.1%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chippewa Falls:
15.6%
Wisconsin:
19.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chippewa Falls:
14.3%
Wisconsin:
23.1%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
65.5%
Residents above poverty level:
29.6%
Poverty by age in Chippewa Falls, WI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chippewa Falls,WI (percentage below poverty level)
8.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.3%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
14.2%16 and 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
7.8%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
6.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chippewa Falls,WI (percentage below poverty level)
56.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.2%6 to 11 years
6.9%12 to 14 years
29.8%15 years
18.9%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
33.1%35 to 44 years
9.4%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
20.6%65 to 74 years
13.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chippewa Falls,WI (% below half of poverty level)
21.6%Under 6 years
10.9%6 to 11 years
16.1%12 to 17 years
3.3%18 to 24 years
10.5%25 to 34 years
11.5%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
4.2%65 to 74 years
0.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chippewa Falls, WI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chippewa Falls, WI (%)
14.5%White
0.0%Black
75.8%American Indian
2.8%Asian
0.0%Other race
1.4%2+ races
7.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chippewa Falls, WI (absolute numbers)
1,882White
0Black
62American Indian
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
11.4%Below poverty level
88.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chippewa Falls, WI
Children below poverty level:
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin:
21.1%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chippewa Falls:
11.6%
Wisconsin:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chippewa Falls:
26.8%
Wisconsin:
22.9%
52.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
47.8%Female, no husband present
1.5%Worked full-time, year-round
47.7%Worked part-time
50.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
10.5%One full-time, other didn't work
25.9%Both worked part-time
21.0%One part-time, other didn't work
42.6%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
3.7%1980 to 1989
9.1%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
62.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
40.2%1939 or earlier
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