17.8% of Mount Sterling, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.3% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 11.2% of high school graduates and 21.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 88.6%. For comparison, it was 29.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Sterling, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
17.8%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Sterling:
27.7%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 16.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Sterling:
28.8%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
88.6%
Residents above poverty level:
29.3%
Poverty by age in Mount Sterling, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Sterling,OH (percentage below poverty level)
37.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
60.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.6%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
29.2%55 to 64 years
12.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Sterling,OH (percentage below poverty level)
34.6%Under 5 years
76.9%5 years
27.5%6 to 11 years
43.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
24.2%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
20.9%55 to 64 years
5.1%65 to 74 years
33.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Sterling,OH (% below half of poverty level)
25.2%Under 6 years
45.2%6 to 11 years
18.3%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
5.4%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Sterling, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, OH (%)
18.2%White
84.8%Black
0.0%Other race
3.3%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, OH (absolute numbers)
303White
28Black
0Other race
52+ races
18.3%Below poverty level
81.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Sterling, OH
Children below poverty level:
Mount Sterling, Ohio:
34.2%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Sterling:
11.2%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Sterling:
21.4%
Ohio:
28.5%
11.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
88.4%Female, no husband present
7.9%Worked full-time, year-round
14.9%Worked part-time
77.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
40.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
60.0%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
23.1%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
26.9%1950 to 1959
7.7%1940 to 1949
34.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
10.1%1990 to 1994
6.1%1980 to 1989
9.3%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
13.9%1950 to 1959
4.0%1940 to 1949
44.4%1939 or earlier
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