Latest news about poverty in Lewistown, MT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
19.1% of Lewistown, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.5% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 13.7% of high school graduates and 8.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.0%. For comparison, it was 16.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lewistown, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lewistown:
19.1%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lewistown:
13.5%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lewistown:
18.3%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lewistown:
16.5%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.0%
Residents above poverty level:
16.4%
Poverty by age in Lewistown, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lewistown,MT (percentage below poverty level)
30.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
42.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
55.4%15 years
13.9%16 and 17 years
32.4%18 to 24 years
2.9%25 to 34 years
4.2%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
12.3%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
17.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lewistown,MT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
42.6%5 years
36.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
66.1%18 to 24 years
32.4%25 to 34 years
12.8%35 to 44 years
8.5%45 to 54 years
27.3%55 to 64 years
19.7%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lewistown,MT (% below half of poverty level)
29.8%Under 6 years
42.3%6 to 11 years
7.4%12 to 17 years
42.3%18 to 24 years
14.5%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.4%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
4.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lewistown, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lewistown, MT (%)
20.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lewistown, MT (absolute numbers)
1,081White
18.1%Below poverty level
81.9%Above poverty level
63.5%Below poverty level
36.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lewistown, MT
Children below poverty level:
Lewistown, Montana:
26.7%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lewistown:
13.7%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lewistown:
8.5%
Montana:
31.3%
29.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
70.3%Female, no husband present
6.8%Worked full-time, year-round
34.8%Worked part-time
58.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
21.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
78.6%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
3.1%1980 to 1989
21.1%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
30.4%1950 to 1959
16.1%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.1%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
3.3%1980 to 1989
12.9%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
17.1%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
42.4%1939 or earlier
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