8.7% of Wakefield, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 37.4% less than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. The poverty rate was 8.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 22.7%. For comparison, it was 12.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wakefield, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield:
8.7%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield:
2.6%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wakefield:
8.5%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wakefield:
14.3%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
22.7%
Residents above poverty level:
12.4%
Poverty by age in Wakefield, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wakefield,KS (percentage below poverty level)
59.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
66.7%15 years
8.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.9%25 to 34 years
1.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wakefield,KS (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
16.7%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
24.4%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
13.4%55 to 64 years
7.1%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wakefield,KS (% below half of poverty level)
12.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wakefield, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield, KS (%)
3.7%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
34.1%2+ races
37.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield, KS (absolute numbers)
26White
0American Indian
0Asian
352+ races
33Hispanic
9.2%Below poverty level
90.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wakefield, KS
Children below poverty level:
Wakefield, Kansas:
21.1%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wakefield:
6.2%
Kansas:
8.5%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
65.4%Worked part-time
34.6%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
53.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
8.2%1990 to 1994
7.3%1980 to 1989
24.5%1970 to 1979
25.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
1.6%1940 to 1949
29.0%1939 or earlier
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