Latest news about poverty in Mason, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.5% of Mason, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.2% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 7.7% of high school graduates and 17.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 48.9%. For comparison, it was 19.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mason, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mason:
8.5%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mason:
3.0%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mason:
18.1%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mason:
35.0%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
48.9%
Residents above poverty level:
19.7%
Poverty by age in Mason, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mason,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.4%6 to 11 years
47.9%12 to 14 years
9.1%15 years
6.5%16 and 17 years
2.0%18 to 24 years
4.9%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
11.4%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mason,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
10.9%5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
3.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.8%16 and 17 years
33.1%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
11.6%35 to 44 years
24.2%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
9.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mason,MI (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
7.4%12 to 17 years
6.0%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
1.9%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mason, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mason, MI (%)
6.4%White
26.5%Black
20.3%American Indian
25.1%Asian
0.0%Other race
15.6%2+ races
18.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mason, MI (absolute numbers)
436White
27Black
3American Indian
59Asian
0Other race
502+ races
58Hispanic
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
13.2%Below poverty level
86.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mason, MI
Children below poverty level:
Mason, Michigan:
9.5%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mason:
7.7%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mason:
17.6%
Michigan:
27.1%
7.1%Married-couple family
21.9%Male, no wife present
71.0%Female, no husband present
0.9%Worked full-time, year-round
33.5%Worked part-time
65.6%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
36.5%1980 to 1989
25.4%1970 to 1979
14.3%1960 to 1969
12.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
11.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
8.2%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
12.4%1970 to 1979
13.6%1960 to 1969
14.9%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
23.8%1939 or earlier
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