8.6% of Middletown, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 90.6% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 7.1% of high school graduates and 23.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.5%. For comparison, it was 22.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Middletown, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Middletown:
8.6%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Middletown:
4.1%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Middletown:
16.6%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Middletown:
28.3%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.5%
Residents above poverty level:
22.3%
Poverty by age in Middletown, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Middletown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
17.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.7%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
16.7%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Middletown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
57.5%5 years
27.2%6 to 11 years
16.5%12 to 14 years
52.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
18.6%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
18.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Middletown,KY (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
5.5%12 to 17 years
4.2%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Middletown, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Middletown, KY (%)
6.0%White
40.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
13.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Middletown, KY (absolute numbers)
447White
318Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
622+ races
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
5.0%Below poverty level
95.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Middletown, KY
Children below poverty level:
Middletown, Kentucky:
13.9%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Middletown:
7.1%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Middletown:
23.6%
Kentucky:
33.5%
30.2%Married-couple family
12.4%Male, no wife present
57.3%Female, no husband present
3.1%Worked full-time, year-round
22.7%Worked part-time
74.1%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
81.4%One part-time, other didn't work
18.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
26.9%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
34.6%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
30.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
10.3%1999 to 2000
5.8%1995 to 1998
13.7%1990 to 1994
16.6%1980 to 1989
16.1%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
9.8%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
8.7%1939 or earlier
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