18.3% of Mead, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.6% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 7.4% of high school graduates and 75.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 18.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mead, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mead:
18.3%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mead:
14.7%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mead:
4.1%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 39.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mead:
7.6%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
18.2%
Poverty by age in Mead, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mead,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
27.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
60.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mead,OK (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
66.7%18 to 24 years
43.8%25 to 34 years
48.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
71.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mead,OK (% below half of poverty level)
50.0%Under 6 years
9.1%6 to 11 years
13.3%12 to 17 years
16.7%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
28.9%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
23.8%55 to 64 years
4.2%65 to 74 years
8.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mead, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mead, OK (%)
17.2%White
0.0%Black
24.6%American Indian
0.0%Asian
27.4%2+ races
69.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mead, OK (absolute numbers)
42White
0Black
11American Indian
0Asian
132+ races
7Hispanic
18.7%Below poverty level
81.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mead, OK
Children below poverty level:
Mead, Oklahoma:
12.5%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mead:
7.4%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mead:
75.0%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
50.0%Male, no wife present
50.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
56.9%Worked part-time
43.1%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
30.8%1980 to 1989
30.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
9.4%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
37.5%1939 or earlier
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