15.4% of Lemay, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.5% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 13.5% of high school graduates and 22.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 53.3%. For comparison, it was 18.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lemay, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lemay:
15.4%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lemay:
9.1%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lemay:
25.0%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 14.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lemay:
25.5%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
53.3%
Residents above poverty level:
18.5%
Poverty by age in Lemay, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lemay,MO (percentage below poverty level)
20.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.5%6 to 11 years
11.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
7.0%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
8.2%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
11.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lemay,MO (percentage below poverty level)
30.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
17.1%6 to 11 years
20.8%12 to 14 years
77.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
22.0%18 to 24 years
38.6%25 to 34 years
18.5%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
23.9%55 to 64 years
13.5%65 to 74 years
17.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lemay,MO (% below half of poverty level)
11.5%Under 6 years
7.3%6 to 11 years
7.5%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
14.6%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
12.5%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lemay, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lemay, MO (%)
15.7%White
5.8%Black
12.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
88.3%Other race
18.5%2+ races
27.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lemay, MO (absolute numbers)
2,109White
22Black
3American Indian
0Asian
263Other race
2932+ races
142Hispanic
15.9%Below poverty level
84.1%Above poverty level
22.4%Below poverty level
77.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lemay, MO
Children below poverty level:
Lemay, Missouri:
19.5%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lemay:
13.5%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lemay:
22.1%
Missouri:
27.1%
18.5%Married-couple family
7.1%Male, no wife present
74.3%Female, no husband present
3.1%Worked full-time, year-round
24.9%Worked part-time
72.0%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
27.3%One part-time, other didn't work
72.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.2%1980 to 1989
10.1%1970 to 1979
12.3%1960 to 1969
27.5%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
36.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
1.6%1980 to 1989
9.0%1970 to 1979
18.3%1960 to 1969
25.9%1950 to 1959
17.0%1940 to 1949
25.7%1939 or earlier
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