13.0% of Mount Vernon, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 11.6% of high school graduates and 39.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.9%. For comparison, it was 31.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Vernon, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
13.0%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Vernon:
3.9%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Vernon:
42.0%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Vernon:
50.2%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.9%
Residents above poverty level:
31.1%
Poverty by age in Mount Vernon, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Vernon,MO (percentage below poverty level)
22.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 14 years
93.9%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
14.9%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
20.5%65 to 74 years
13.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Vernon,MO (percentage below poverty level)
14.6%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
83.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.9%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
16.4%55 to 64 years
31.2%65 to 74 years
42.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Vernon,MO (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
12.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
17.8%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Vernon, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, MO (%)
13.7%White
0.0%Other race
10.7%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Vernon, MO (absolute numbers)
513White
0Other race
452+ races
13.5%Below poverty level
86.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Vernon, MO
Children below poverty level:
Mount Vernon, Missouri:
8.5%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Vernon:
11.6%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Vernon:
39.0%
Missouri:
27.1%
21.2%Married-couple family
11.8%Male, no wife present
67.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
9.4%Worked part-time
90.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
35.3%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
64.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.1%1980 to 1989
16.2%1970 to 1979
19.2%1960 to 1969
26.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
29.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
9.9%1980 to 1989
22.2%1970 to 1979
17.4%1960 to 1969
8.4%1950 to 1959
13.9%1940 to 1949
15.4%1939 or earlier
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