Latest news about poverty in Kaplan, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.7% of Kaplan, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.4% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 21.4% of high school graduates and 42.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.1%. For comparison, it was 21.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kaplan, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kaplan:
28.7%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kaplan:
16.4%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kaplan:
30.3%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kaplan:
23.0%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.1%
Residents above poverty level:
21.5%
Poverty by age in Kaplan, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kaplan,LA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
12.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
34.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
18.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kaplan,LA (percentage below poverty level)
40.8%Under 5 years
93.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
20.0%15 years
33.3%16 and 17 years
32.1%18 to 24 years
59.1%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
19.9%45 to 54 years
18.2%55 to 64 years
30.6%65 to 74 years
61.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kaplan,LA (% below half of poverty level)
57.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
12.0%12 to 17 years
25.2%18 to 24 years
18.1%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
5.6%65 to 74 years
11.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kaplan, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kaplan, LA (%)
29.0%White
37.0%Black
100.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
59.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kaplan, LA (absolute numbers)
1,093White
95Black
1Asian
0Native Hawaiian
682+ races
28.6%Below poverty level
71.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kaplan, LA
Children below poverty level:
Kaplan, Louisiana:
38.8%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kaplan:
21.4%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kaplan:
42.0%
Louisiana:
33.4%
40.1%Married-couple family
9.9%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.4%Worked part-time
81.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
55.6%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
44.4%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
19.4%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
15.8%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
28.8%1940 to 1949
18.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
5.6%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
14.0%1960 to 1969
23.1%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
9.7%1939 or earlier
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