8.7% of Kettering, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.9% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 6.8% of high school graduates and 24.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.3%. For comparison, it was 22.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kettering, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kettering:
8.7%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kettering:
4.3%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kettering:
16.9%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kettering:
24.6%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.3%
Residents above poverty level:
22.7%
Poverty by age in Kettering, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kettering,OH (percentage below poverty level)
6.4%Under 5 years
4.3%5 years
13.1%6 to 11 years
15.3%12 to 14 years
14.1%15 years
9.0%16 and 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
7.4%65 to 74 years
7.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kettering,OH (percentage below poverty level)
8.9%Under 5 years
5.2%5 years
7.2%6 to 11 years
5.7%12 to 14 years
32.4%15 years
18.7%16 and 17 years
15.2%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
12.1%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
13.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kettering,OH (% below half of poverty level)
5.8%Under 6 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
4.3%12 to 17 years
7.8%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kettering, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kettering, OH (%)
6.5%White
19.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
16.6%Asian
9.3%Other race
16.1%2+ races
9.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kettering, OH (absolute numbers)
3,163White
603Black
0American Indian
217Asian
54Other race
4992+ races
125Hispanic
7.4%Below poverty level
92.6%Above poverty level
20.2%Below poverty level
79.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kettering, OH
Children below poverty level:
Kettering, Ohio:
9.3%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kettering:
6.8%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kettering:
24.2%
Ohio:
28.5%
39.2%Married-couple family
3.5%Male, no wife present
57.3%Female, no husband present
6.6%Worked full-time, year-round
29.2%Worked part-time
64.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
27.8%One full-time, other didn't work
10.4%Both worked part-time
25.7%One part-time, other didn't work
36.1%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
1.6%1980 to 1989
6.8%1970 to 1979
24.2%1960 to 1969
47.8%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
10.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.1%1999 to 2000
1.2%1995 to 1998
0.5%1990 to 1994
3.2%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
25.8%1960 to 1969
42.2%1950 to 1959
13.1%1940 to 1949
6.8%1939 or earlier
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