Latest news about poverty in Hastings, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.6% of Hastings, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.7% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 6.4% of high school graduates and 33.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 27.4%. For comparison, it was 7.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hastings, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hastings:
8.6%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hastings:
5.9%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hastings:
16.3%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hastings:
33.3%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
27.4%
Residents above poverty level:
7.5%
Poverty by age in Hastings, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hastings,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
17.1%12 to 14 years
23.3%15 years
19.8%16 and 17 years
3.5%18 to 24 years
15.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
10.5%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
8.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hastings,MI (percentage below poverty level)
11.1%Under 5 years
22.8%5 years
9.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
12.4%18 to 24 years
22.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
4.4%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hastings,MI (% below half of poverty level)
11.6%Under 6 years
6.2%6 to 11 years
8.5%12 to 17 years
2.0%18 to 24 years
14.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hastings, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hastings, MI (%)
8.0%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
44.0%2+ races
18.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hastings, MI (absolute numbers)
508White
0American Indian
0Asian
10Other race
582+ races
77Hispanic
8.9%Below poverty level
91.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hastings, MI
Children below poverty level:
Hastings, Michigan:
8.9%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hastings:
6.4%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hastings:
33.6%
Michigan:
27.1%
29.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
70.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
46.3%Worked part-time
53.7%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
12.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
11.0%1950 to 1959
11.0%1940 to 1949
52.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
6.7%1980 to 1989
7.7%1970 to 1979
9.4%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
16.8%1940 to 1949
37.9%1939 or earlier
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