21.0% of Nowata, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 25.4% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 17.5% of high school graduates and 21.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 94.6%. For comparison, it was 26.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nowata, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nowata:
21.0%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nowata:
9.5%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nowata:
19.3%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nowata:
20.9%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
94.6%
Residents above poverty level:
26.2%
Poverty by age in Nowata, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nowata,OK (percentage below poverty level)
31.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
33.9%16 and 17 years
31.4%18 to 24 years
26.6%25 to 34 years
17.3%35 to 44 years
14.4%45 to 54 years
34.4%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nowata,OK (percentage below poverty level)
26.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
40.7%6 to 11 years
18.3%12 to 14 years
34.1%15 years
40.0%16 and 17 years
27.9%18 to 24 years
27.9%25 to 34 years
20.9%35 to 44 years
14.7%45 to 54 years
24.7%55 to 64 years
23.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nowata,OK (% below half of poverty level)
15.1%Under 6 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
15.3%12 to 17 years
22.8%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
8.5%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
0.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nowata, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nowata, OK (%)
18.0%White
55.0%Black
37.0%American Indian
26.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
24.0%Other race
12.0%2+ races
17.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nowata, OK (absolute numbers)
364White
31Black
203American Indian
7Asian
8Native Hawaiian
31Other race
882+ races
39Hispanic
21.3%Below poverty level
78.7%Above poverty level
38.8%Below poverty level
61.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nowata, OK
Children below poverty level:
Nowata, Oklahoma:
23.7%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nowata:
17.5%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nowata:
21.5%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
33.8%Married-couple family
14.9%Male, no wife present
51.3%Female, no husband present
7.1%Worked full-time, year-round
19.7%Worked part-time
73.2%Did not work
51.1%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
48.9%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
21.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
24.6%1950 to 1959
23.1%1940 to 1949
30.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
7.9%1980 to 1989
22.2%1970 to 1979
11.3%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
26.3%1939 or earlier
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