36.8% of Ford Heights, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 67.6% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 24.4% of high school graduates and 36.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.3%. For comparison, it was 54.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ford Heights, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ford Heights:
36.8%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ford Heights:
9.7%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ford Heights:
15.3%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 32.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ford Heights:
9.9%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.3%
Residents above poverty level:
54.2%
Poverty by age in Ford Heights, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ford Heights,IL (percentage below poverty level)
40.0%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
84.0%6 to 11 years
74.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
52.0%16 and 17 years
34.0%18 to 24 years
31.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
38.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
45.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ford Heights,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
90.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
26.0%18 to 24 years
26.0%25 to 34 years
35.0%35 to 44 years
46.0%45 to 54 years
18.0%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
44.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ford Heights,IL (% below half of poverty level)
32.2%Under 6 years
29.9%6 to 11 years
13.1%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
9.1%25 to 34 years
9.3%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ford Heights, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ford Heights, IL (%)
23.0%White
37.0%Black
41.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ford Heights, IL (absolute numbers)
5White
526Black
432+ races
42Hispanic
37.5%Below poverty level
62.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ford Heights, IL
Children below poverty level:
Ford Heights, Illinois:
73.0%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ford Heights:
24.4%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ford Heights:
36.4%
Illinois:
21.7%
3.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
96.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
32.3%Worked part-time
67.7%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
32.1%1970 to 1979
32.1%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
2.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
10.2%1970 to 1979
41.6%1960 to 1969
18.8%1950 to 1959
18.8%1940 to 1949
6.5%1939 or earlier
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