15.0% of Tira, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.8% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 11.6% of high school graduates and 10.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.7% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Tira, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tira:
15.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tira:
5.9%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tira:
16.7%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 10.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tira:
12.1%
Texas:
17.9%
Poverty by age in Tira, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tira,TX (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tira,TX (percentage below poverty level)
57.1%Under 5 years
13.0%6 to 11 years
70.6%12 to 14 years
33.3%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
18.2%25 to 34 years
11.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.9%65 to 74 years
66.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tira,TX (% below half of poverty level)
40.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
6.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
12.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tira, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tira, TX (%)
5.0%White
85.0%Black
0.0%Asian
100.0%Other race
100.0%2+ races
34.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tira, TX (absolute numbers)
18White
34Black
0Asian
5Other race
202+ races
16Hispanic
15.0%Below poverty level
85.0%Above poverty level
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tira, TX
Children below poverty level:
Tira, Texas:
24.3%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tira:
11.6%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tira:
10.0%
Texas:
23.8%
44.4%Married-couple family
55.6%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.2%Worked part-time
77.8%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
16.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
33.3%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
16.7%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.0%1999 to 2000
11.2%1995 to 1998
8.8%1990 to 1994
18.8%1980 to 1989
13.8%1970 to 1979
21.2%1960 to 1969
10.0%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
2.5%1939 or earlier
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