16.9% of Jeffersonville, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.8% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 13.1% of high school graduates and 36.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.7%. For comparison, it was 25.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jeffersonville, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jeffersonville:
16.9%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jeffersonville:
8.7%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jeffersonville:
34.5%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jeffersonville:
40.7%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.7%
Residents above poverty level:
25.8%
Poverty by age in Jeffersonville, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jeffersonville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
68.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
30.5%6 to 11 years
80.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
35.0%16 and 17 years
7.3%18 to 24 years
17.9%25 to 34 years
18.8%35 to 44 years
8.8%45 to 54 years
9.8%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
8.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jeffersonville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
26.1%16 and 17 years
7.4%18 to 24 years
18.8%25 to 34 years
29.7%35 to 44 years
11.4%45 to 54 years
21.1%55 to 64 years
13.7%65 to 74 years
38.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jeffersonville,KY (% below half of poverty level)
12.9%Under 6 years
10.8%6 to 11 years
17.5%12 to 17 years
2.4%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
14.5%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jeffersonville, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jeffersonville, KY (%)
16.6%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
54.5%2+ races
41.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jeffersonville, KY (absolute numbers)
282White
0Black
0Asian
222+ races
7Hispanic
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jeffersonville, KY
Children below poverty level:
Jeffersonville, Kentucky:
20.7%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jeffersonville:
13.1%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jeffersonville:
36.5%
Kentucky:
33.5%
48.8%Married-couple family
15.5%Male, no wife present
35.7%Female, no husband present
14.1%Worked full-time, year-round
2.8%Worked part-time
83.1%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
51.4%Both worked part-time
5.4%One part-time, other didn't work
43.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.4%1999 to 2000
14.6%1995 to 1998
9.8%1990 to 1994
9.8%1980 to 1989
40.2%1970 to 1979
17.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
2.4%1940 to 1949
3.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.3%1999 to 2000
15.7%1995 to 1998
11.4%1990 to 1994
14.7%1980 to 1989
28.5%1970 to 1979
11.2%1960 to 1969
5.7%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
1.4%1939 or earlier
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