14.7% of Pawhuska, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.6% less than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 11.0% of high school graduates and 36.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 30.2%. For comparison, it was 19.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pawhuska, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pawhuska:
14.7%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pawhuska:
7.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pawhuska:
27.6%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pawhuska:
51.9%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
30.2%
Residents above poverty level:
19.7%
Poverty by age in Pawhuska, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pawhuska,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
22.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
19.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pawhuska,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
37.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
47.1%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
17.2%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
36.2%45 to 54 years
22.2%55 to 64 years
19.9%65 to 74 years
8.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pawhuska,OK (% below half of poverty level)
29.5%Under 6 years
24.2%6 to 11 years
4.3%12 to 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
3.8%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
1.4%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pawhuska, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pawhuska, OK (%)
16.0%White
33.0%Black
16.0%American Indian
100.0%Asian
2.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
1.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pawhuska, OK (absolute numbers)
254White
9Black
161American Indian
13Asian
14.9%Below poverty level
85.1%Above poverty level
29.3%Below poverty level
70.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pawhuska, OK
Children below poverty level:
Pawhuska, Oklahoma:
17.6%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pawhuska:
11.0%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pawhuska:
36.5%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
50.0%Married-couple family
50.0%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
21.2%Worked part-time
78.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
28.6%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
2.5%1980 to 1989
9.4%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
18.8%1950 to 1959
17.5%1940 to 1949
39.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
17.9%1970 to 1979
7.0%1960 to 1969
16.8%1950 to 1959
9.3%1940 to 1949
40.0%1939 or earlier
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