9.0% of Fitchburg, WI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.2% less than the poverty level of 10.7% across the entire state of Wisconsin. 5.2% of high school graduates and 21.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 96.5%. For comparison, it was 31.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fitchburg, WI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fitchburg:
9.0%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fitchburg:
3.2%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fitchburg:
16.9%
Wisconsin:
19.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fitchburg:
17.9%
Wisconsin:
23.1%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
96.5%
Residents above poverty level:
31.2%
Poverty by age in Fitchburg, WI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fitchburg,WI (percentage below poverty level)
4.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.6%6 to 11 years
7.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
16.6%16 and 17 years
27.5%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fitchburg,WI (percentage below poverty level)
10.5%Under 5 years
11.6%5 years
3.5%6 to 11 years
13.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.8%18 to 24 years
5.2%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
1.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fitchburg,WI (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
6.1%12 to 17 years
11.3%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
0.9%55 to 64 years
0.8%65 to 74 years
1.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fitchburg, WI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fitchburg, WI (%)
4.7%White
19.1%Black
23.6%American Indian
9.6%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
25.8%Other race
13.3%2+ races
14.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fitchburg, WI (absolute numbers)
885White
341Black
9American Indian
248Asian
0Native Hawaiian
241Other race
4782+ races
640Hispanic
6.6%Below poverty level
93.4%Above poverty level
22.1%Below poverty level
77.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fitchburg, WI
Children below poverty level:
Fitchburg, Wisconsin:
8.3%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fitchburg:
5.2%
Wisconsin:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fitchburg:
21.3%
Wisconsin:
22.9%
37.0%Married-couple family
13.7%Male, no wife present
49.2%Female, no husband present
14.3%Worked full-time, year-round
47.1%Worked part-time
38.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
66.2%One full-time, other didn't work
11.9%Both worked part-time
21.9%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
70.8%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
29.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
14.0%1995 to 1998
16.7%1990 to 1994
23.5%1980 to 1989
25.8%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
4.5%1950 to 1959
1.8%1940 to 1949
3.3%1939 or earlier
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