Latest news about poverty in Iola, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
19.5% of Iola, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 38.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 10.0% of high school graduates and 63.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.7%. For comparison, it was 30.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Iola, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Iola:
19.5%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Iola:
8.2%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Iola:
29.2%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Iola:
27.5%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.7%
Residents above poverty level:
30.7%
Poverty by age in Iola, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Iola,KS (percentage below poverty level)
26.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
31.3%6 to 11 years
66.7%12 to 14 years
17.1%16 and 17 years
6.0%18 to 24 years
21.3%25 to 34 years
9.8%35 to 44 years
23.4%45 to 54 years
29.4%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Iola,KS (percentage below poverty level)
34.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
47.8%6 to 11 years
35.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.5%16 and 17 years
30.1%18 to 24 years
28.4%25 to 34 years
20.5%35 to 44 years
19.9%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
5.5%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Iola,KS (% below half of poverty level)
22.0%Under 6 years
25.3%6 to 11 years
4.3%12 to 17 years
7.1%18 to 24 years
8.7%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Iola, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Iola, KS (%)
17.9%White
6.0%Black
45.3%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
55.5%2+ races
60.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Iola, KS (absolute numbers)
767White
10Black
7American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
2782+ races
164Hispanic
20.4%Below poverty level
79.6%Above poverty level
11.8%Below poverty level
88.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Iola, KS
Children below poverty level:
Iola, Kansas:
33.2%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Iola:
10.0%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Iola:
63.9%
Kansas:
24.4%
30.1%Married-couple family
14.1%Male, no wife present
55.8%Female, no husband present
3.6%Worked full-time, year-round
23.1%Worked part-time
73.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
8.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
91.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
12.5%1970 to 1979
9.7%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
7.6%1940 to 1949
56.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
0.9%1990 to 1994
7.6%1980 to 1989
17.5%1970 to 1979
9.7%1960 to 1969
7.3%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
46.5%1939 or earlier
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