Latest news about poverty in Pratt, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.8% of Pratt, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 11.6% of high school graduates and 13.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.6%. For comparison, it was 17.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pratt, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pratt:
13.8%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pratt:
5.7%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pratt:
22.2%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pratt:
20.9%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.6%
Residents above poverty level:
17.9%
Poverty by age in Pratt, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pratt,KS (percentage below poverty level)
6.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
27.0%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
15.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pratt,KS (percentage below poverty level)
31.1%Under 5 years
62.3%5 years
4.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
39.0%18 to 24 years
25.5%25 to 34 years
26.5%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
19.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pratt,KS (% below half of poverty level)
12.2%Under 6 years
2.8%6 to 11 years
1.4%12 to 17 years
16.4%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
6.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.4%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pratt, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pratt, KS (%)
11.9%White
57.9%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
28.0%2+ races
26.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pratt, KS (absolute numbers)
613White
82Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
1392+ races
134Hispanic
14.5%Below poverty level
85.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pratt, KS
Children below poverty level:
Pratt, Kansas:
13.4%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pratt:
11.6%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pratt:
13.8%
Kansas:
24.4%
35.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
64.2%Female, no husband present
6.0%Worked full-time, year-round
71.1%Worked part-time
22.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
64.0%One part-time, other didn't work
24.0%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
10.2%1980 to 1989
8.8%1970 to 1979
3.6%1960 to 1969
21.2%1950 to 1959
4.4%1940 to 1949
51.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
1.7%1990 to 1994
9.5%1980 to 1989
8.3%1970 to 1979
10.8%1960 to 1969
16.5%1950 to 1959
14.2%1940 to 1949
35.8%1939 or earlier
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