5.0% of Mount Prospect, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 140.4% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 4.7% of high school graduates and 11.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 51.2%. For comparison, it was 21.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Prospect, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Prospect:
5.0%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Prospect:
2.3%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Prospect:
9.9%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 8.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Prospect:
18.8%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
51.2%
Residents above poverty level:
21.3%
Poverty by age in Mount Prospect, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Prospect,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.4%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.5%16 and 17 years
3.5%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
2.7%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
5.3%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Prospect,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.9%Under 5 years
2.3%5 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
4.4%12 to 14 years
5.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.2%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
8.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Prospect,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.1%Under 6 years
1.9%6 to 11 years
0.5%12 to 17 years
4.1%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Prospect, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Prospect, IL (%)
4.0%White
13.0%Black
5.0%American Indian
7.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
9.0%Other race
4.0%2+ races
7.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Prospect, IL (absolute numbers)
1,417White
157Black
33American Indian
520Asian
19Native Hawaiian
490Other race
1982+ races
650Hispanic
4.3%Below poverty level
95.7%Above poverty level
6.6%Below poverty level
93.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Prospect, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mount Prospect, Illinois:
3.8%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Prospect:
4.7%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Prospect:
11.0%
Illinois:
21.7%
66.7%Married-couple family
3.6%Male, no wife present
29.7%Female, no husband present
5.4%Worked full-time, year-round
14.9%Worked part-time
79.7%Did not work
2.6%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
3.2%One full-time, other didn't work
14.1%Both worked part-time
22.9%One part-time, other didn't work
57.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.5%1999 to 2000
5.9%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
9.6%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
31.6%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
7.3%1980 to 1989
19.4%1970 to 1979
33.1%1960 to 1969
25.1%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
3.1%1939 or earlier
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