40.4% of Fontana, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 70.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 15.7% of high school graduates and 68.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 67.1% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Fontana, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fontana:
40.4%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fontana:
4.2%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fontana:
67.1%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fontana:
29.7%
Kansas:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Fontana, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fontana,KS (percentage below poverty level)
34.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
42.3%6 to 11 years
76.9%16 and 17 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
43.9%35 to 44 years
90.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
11.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fontana,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
29.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
71.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
59.0%35 to 44 years
100.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fontana,KS (% below half of poverty level)
25.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
24.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
14.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fontana, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fontana, KS (%)
49.0%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fontana, KS (absolute numbers)
182White
41.7%Below poverty level
58.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fontana, KS
Children below poverty level:
Fontana, Kansas:
43.2%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fontana:
15.7%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fontana:
68.3%
Kansas:
24.4%
61.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
38.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
100.0%Worked part-time
0.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
93.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
6.7%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.8%1999 to 2000
9.5%1995 to 1998
11.9%1990 to 1994
4.8%1980 to 1989
28.6%1970 to 1979
4.8%1960 to 1969
9.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
26.2%1939 or earlier
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