26.2% of Velma, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.2% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 17.2% of high school graduates and 54.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 61.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.7%. For comparison, it was 22.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Velma, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Velma:
26.2%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Velma:
13.3%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Velma:
61.3%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 7.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Velma:
31.5%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.7%
Residents above poverty level:
22.8%
Poverty by age in Velma, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Velma,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
54.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
40.0%16 and 17 years
91.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
33.0%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Velma,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
39.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
60.0%16 and 17 years
16.7%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
29.7%35 to 44 years
32.5%45 to 54 years
38.9%55 to 64 years
18.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Velma,OK (% below half of poverty level)
6.9%Under 6 years
26.9%6 to 11 years
18.8%12 to 17 years
54.2%18 to 24 years
3.8%25 to 34 years
20.5%35 to 44 years
14.9%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Velma, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Velma, OK (%)
28.0%White
10.0%American Indian
23.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Velma, OK (absolute numbers)
136White
1American Indian
202+ races
14Hispanic
25.9%Below poverty level
74.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Velma, OK
Children below poverty level:
Velma, Oklahoma:
38.9%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Velma:
17.2%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Velma:
54.5%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
57.1%Married-couple family
10.7%Male, no wife present
32.1%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
13.0%Worked part-time
84.8%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
40.0%Both worked part-time
26.7%One part-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.9%1980 to 1989
29.4%1970 to 1979
23.5%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
17.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
13.0%1980 to 1989
38.5%1970 to 1979
23.0%1960 to 1969
18.0%1950 to 1959
1.9%1940 to 1949
2.5%1939 or earlier
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