Latest news about poverty in Houston, MN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
23.3% of Houston, MN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.6% greater than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Minnesota. 24.3% of high school graduates and 31.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 38.6%. For comparison, it was 18.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Houston, MN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Houston:
23.3%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Houston:
11.0%
Whole state:
4.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Houston:
35.0%
Minnesota:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Houston:
21.8%
Minnesota:
23.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
38.6%
Residents above poverty level:
18.3%
Poverty by age in Houston, MN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Houston,MN (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
35.2%6 to 11 years
9.1%12 to 14 years
75.0%15 years
31.6%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
35.0%25 to 34 years
31.7%35 to 44 years
21.4%45 to 54 years
56.3%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Houston,MN (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
26.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
39.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Houston,MN (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
20.4%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.9%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
10.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
20.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Houston, MN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Houston, MN (%)
22.0%White
0.0%Black
49.0%American Indian
41.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Houston, MN (absolute numbers)
166White
0Black
2American Indian
412+ races
33Hispanic
24.5%Below poverty level
75.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Houston, MN
Children below poverty level:
Houston, Minnesota:
26.2%
State:
10.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Houston:
24.3%
Minnesota:
7.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Houston:
31.4%
Minnesota:
25.4%
36.2%Married-couple family
8.5%Male, no wife present
55.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.8%Worked part-time
72.2%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%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
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
40.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
3.7%1980 to 1989
9.2%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
17.0%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
44.3%1939 or earlier
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