12.9% of Plentywood, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 11.0% of high school graduates and 33.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 59.0%. For comparison, it was 21.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Plentywood, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Plentywood:
12.9%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Plentywood:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Plentywood:
24.8%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Plentywood:
44.5%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
59.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.7%
Poverty by age in Plentywood, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Plentywood,MT (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 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
13.3%25 to 34 years
20.2%35 to 44 years
6.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
33.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Plentywood,MT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
29.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
17.5%45 to 54 years
21.6%55 to 64 years
32.2%65 to 74 years
9.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Plentywood,MT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.2%35 to 44 years
7.1%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Plentywood, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plentywood, MT (%)
10.4%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
45.5%2+ races
71.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plentywood, MT (absolute numbers)
161White
0American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
792+ races
62Hispanic
12.8%Below poverty level
87.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Plentywood, MT
Children below poverty level:
Plentywood, Montana:
11.6%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Plentywood:
11.0%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Plentywood:
33.9%
Montana:
31.3%
87.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
12.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
66.3%Worked part-time
33.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
21.2%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
9.1%One part-time, other didn't work
69.7%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
31.8%1970 to 1979
12.1%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
22.7%1940 to 1949
25.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.1%1980 to 1989
18.6%1970 to 1979
11.9%1960 to 1969
19.5%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
24.7%1939 or earlier
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