27.0% of Poplar Bluff, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 51.1% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 18.7% of high school graduates and 41.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.7%. For comparison, it was 31.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Poplar Bluff, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Poplar Bluff:
27.0%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poplar Bluff:
10.9%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Poplar Bluff:
36.0%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Poplar Bluff:
33.2%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.7%
Residents above poverty level:
31.3%
Poverty by age in Poplar Bluff, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Poplar Bluff,MO (percentage below poverty level)
32.0%Under 5 years
44.2%5 years
28.2%6 to 11 years
36.6%12 to 14 years
32.2%15 years
13.4%16 and 17 years
24.5%18 to 24 years
23.9%25 to 34 years
22.2%35 to 44 years
12.1%45 to 54 years
21.6%55 to 64 years
15.5%65 to 74 years
18.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Poplar Bluff,MO (percentage below poverty level)
57.1%Under 5 years
79.7%5 years
38.4%6 to 11 years
19.9%12 to 14 years
8.7%15 years
95.2%16 and 17 years
38.1%18 to 24 years
35.6%25 to 34 years
16.7%35 to 44 years
37.8%45 to 54 years
16.1%55 to 64 years
32.2%65 to 74 years
19.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Poplar Bluff,MO (% below half of poverty level)
27.0%Under 6 years
16.2%6 to 11 years
4.4%12 to 17 years
17.9%18 to 24 years
17.7%25 to 34 years
8.4%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
2.7%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Poplar Bluff, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poplar Bluff, MO (%)
24.2%White
39.1%Black
24.1%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
67.0%Other race
32.8%2+ races
57.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Poplar Bluff, MO (absolute numbers)
2,927White
565Black
26American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
418Other race
5392+ races
199Hispanic
27.3%Below poverty level
72.7%Above poverty level
46.3%Below poverty level
53.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Poplar Bluff, MO
Children below poverty level:
Poplar Bluff, Missouri:
36.2%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Poplar Bluff:
18.7%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Poplar Bluff:
41.4%
Missouri:
27.1%
22.3%Married-couple family
16.4%Male, no wife present
61.3%Female, no husband present
1.3%Worked full-time, year-round
23.6%Worked part-time
75.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.1%One full-time, other part-time
11.6%One full-time, other didn't work
18.7%Both worked part-time
47.7%One part-time, other didn't work
14.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
6.9%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
20.1%1960 to 1969
22.2%1950 to 1959
15.9%1940 to 1949
19.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
4.3%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
19.5%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
18.5%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
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