30.2% of Sarcoxie, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 56.4% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 25.3% of high school graduates and 49.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 13.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sarcoxie, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sarcoxie:
30.2%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sarcoxie:
9.5%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sarcoxie:
40.6%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sarcoxie:
24.0%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
13.9%
Poverty by age in Sarcoxie, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sarcoxie,MO (percentage below poverty level)
12.8%Under 5 years
88.2%5 years
32.4%6 to 11 years
65.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
10.8%16 and 17 years
11.8%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
25.6%45 to 54 years
76.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
50.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sarcoxie,MO (percentage below poverty level)
56.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
60.0%6 to 11 years
30.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
37.0%18 to 24 years
33.9%25 to 34 years
44.5%35 to 44 years
14.3%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
37.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sarcoxie,MO (% below half of poverty level)
32.2%Under 6 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
27.4%18 to 24 years
10.7%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
11.8%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sarcoxie, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sarcoxie, MO (%)
28.2%White
0.0%Black
15.4%American Indian
48.5%2+ races
26.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sarcoxie, MO (absolute numbers)
352White
0Black
2American Indian
922+ races
21Hispanic
32.0%Below poverty level
68.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sarcoxie, MO
Children below poverty level:
Sarcoxie, Missouri:
37.1%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sarcoxie:
25.3%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sarcoxie:
49.7%
Missouri:
27.1%
52.9%Married-couple family
4.4%Male, no wife present
42.6%Female, no husband present
9.7%Worked full-time, year-round
17.9%Worked part-time
72.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
8.8%One full-time, other part-time
8.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
67.6%One part-time, other didn't work
14.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.1%1990 to 1994
13.3%1980 to 1989
11.1%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
8.9%1950 to 1959
11.1%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
7.3%1980 to 1989
20.8%1970 to 1979
16.3%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
7.9%1940 to 1949
29.0%1939 or earlier
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