Latest news about poverty in Rochester, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.0% of Rochester, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 124.6% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 6.3% of high school graduates and 11.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.5%. For comparison, it was 22.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rochester, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rochester:
6.0%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rochester:
4.5%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rochester:
14.6%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 7.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rochester:
20.3%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.5%
Residents above poverty level:
22.0%
Poverty by age in Rochester, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rochester,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.5%6 to 11 years
4.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
6.3%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
16.2%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
11.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rochester,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
41.0%16 and 17 years
9.3%18 to 24 years
1.3%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rochester,MI (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
9.3%6 to 11 years
2.4%12 to 17 years
4.8%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
2.7%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rochester, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rochester, MI (%)
6.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
6.5%Asian
0.0%Other race
6.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rochester, MI (absolute numbers)
671White
0Black
0American Indian
55Asian
0Other race
692+ races
6.4%Below poverty level
93.6%Above poverty level
5.2%Below poverty level
94.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rochester, MI
Children below poverty level:
Rochester, Michigan:
5.5%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rochester:
6.3%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rochester:
11.2%
Michigan:
27.1%
68.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
31.7%Female, no husband present
13.2%Worked full-time, year-round
23.5%Worked part-time
63.2%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
15.9%One part-time, other didn't work
84.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
21.2%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
47.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
31.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
12.3%1999 to 2000
24.3%1995 to 1998
5.6%1990 to 1994
5.4%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
10.9%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
2.8%1940 to 1949
19.3%1939 or earlier
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