Latest news about poverty in Mission, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.0% of Mission, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.3% less than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 7.3% of high school graduates and 21.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 93.7%. For comparison, it was 24.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mission, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mission:
10.0%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mission:
5.3%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mission:
15.0%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mission:
12.7%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
93.7%
Residents above poverty level:
24.9%
Poverty by age in Mission, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mission,KS (percentage below poverty level)
5.9%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.2%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
0.7%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mission,KS (percentage below poverty level)
26.3%Under 5 years
37.7%5 years
19.1%6 to 11 years
19.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
43.1%18 to 24 years
23.5%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
1.6%45 to 54 years
7.2%55 to 64 years
13.9%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mission,KS (% below half of poverty level)
4.9%Under 6 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
20.1%18 to 24 years
7.6%25 to 34 years
0.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.6%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mission, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mission, KS (%)
10.1%White
5.9%Black
0.0%American Indian
4.2%Asian
25.9%Other race
2.9%2+ races
27.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mission, KS (absolute numbers)
807White
28Black
0American Indian
19Asian
39Other race
172+ races
175Hispanic
10.7%Below poverty level
89.3%Above poverty level
7.2%Below poverty level
92.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mission, KS
Children below poverty level:
Mission, Kansas:
9.3%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mission:
7.3%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mission:
21.1%
Kansas:
24.4%
22.9%Married-couple family
9.2%Male, no wife present
67.9%Female, no husband present
21.2%Worked full-time, year-round
58.4%Worked part-time
20.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
28.6%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
71.4%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
24.4%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
8.5%1960 to 1969
18.3%1950 to 1959
39.0%1940 to 1949
9.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
8.4%1980 to 1989
8.1%1970 to 1979
16.6%1960 to 1969
42.8%1950 to 1959
14.3%1940 to 1949
7.6%1939 or earlier
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