14.5% of Thomson, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 17.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 8.9% of high school graduates and 63.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.0%. For comparison, it was 10.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Thomson, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Thomson:
14.5%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Thomson:
6.0%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Thomson:
18.3%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 14.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Thomson:
19.4%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.0%
Residents above poverty level:
10.5%
Poverty by age in Thomson, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Thomson,IL (percentage below poverty level)
63.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
22.0%18 to 24 years
36.0%25 to 34 years
32.0%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Thomson,IL (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Thomson,IL (% below half of poverty level)
14.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
11.1%25 to 34 years
18.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Thomson, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Thomson, IL (%)
15.5%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Thomson, IL (absolute numbers)
67White
14.7%Below poverty level
85.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Thomson, IL
Children below poverty level:
Thomson, Illinois:
26.4%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Thomson:
8.9%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Thomson:
63.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
60.0%Male, no wife present
40.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.7%Worked part-time
76.3%Did not work
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