22.5% of Wakita, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.5% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 30.8% of high school graduates and 15.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 48.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 11.1%. For comparison, it was 36.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wakita, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wakita:
22.5%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wakita:
1.4%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wakita:
48.0%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 11.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wakita:
36.4%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
11.1%
Residents above poverty level:
36.2%
Poverty by age in Wakita, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wakita,OK (percentage below poverty level)
8.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.0%25 to 34 years
48.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
100.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
33.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wakita,OK (percentage below poverty level)
7.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
26.0%6 to 11 years
36.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
22.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
100.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
25.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wakita,OK (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.5%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wakita, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakita, OK (%)
29.9%White
30.1%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakita, OK (absolute numbers)
67White
2American Indian
23.0%Below poverty level
77.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wakita, OK
Children below poverty level:
Wakita, Oklahoma:
14.8%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wakita:
30.8%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wakita:
15.4%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
66.7%Married-couple family
33.3%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
26.1%Worked full-time, year-round
8.7%Worked part-time
65.2%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
17.6%1970 to 1979
35.3%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
35.3%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
22.9%1940 to 1949
18.6%1939 or earlier
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