11.1% of Sparta, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.1% less than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 7.7% of high school graduates and 30.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 48.1%. For comparison, it was 20.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sparta, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sparta:
11.1%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sparta:
4.7%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sparta:
15.0%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sparta:
22.9%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
48.1%
Residents above poverty level:
20.1%
Poverty by age in Sparta, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sparta,MO (percentage below poverty level)
11.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
9.1%15 years
45.5%16 and 17 years
20.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
38.3%55 to 64 years
12.2%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sparta,MO (percentage below poverty level)
9.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.9%16 and 17 years
17.5%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
15.9%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
19.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sparta,MO (% below half of poverty level)
8.7%Under 6 years
2.5%6 to 11 years
1.1%12 to 17 years
16.7%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sparta, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sparta, MO (%)
9.5%White
5.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sparta, MO (absolute numbers)
228White
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sparta, MO
Children below poverty level:
Sparta, Missouri:
8.7%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sparta:
7.7%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sparta:
30.1%
Missouri:
27.1%
28.3%Married-couple family
3.8%Male, no wife present
67.9%Female, no husband present
17.2%Worked full-time, year-round
11.2%Worked part-time
71.6%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
15.0%One part-time, other didn't work
85.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
29.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
14.8%1970 to 1979
33.3%1960 to 1969
7.4%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
7.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.4%1999 to 2000
21.4%1995 to 1998
12.8%1990 to 1994
11.7%1980 to 1989
18.0%1970 to 1979
12.8%1960 to 1969
2.3%1950 to 1959
3.0%1940 to 1949
14.7%1939 or earlier
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