34.5% of Weleetka, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.6% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 24.7% of high school graduates and 59.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.4%. For comparison, it was 17.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Weleetka, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Weleetka:
34.5%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Weleetka:
15.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Weleetka:
50.2%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 18.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Weleetka:
36.0%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.4%
Residents above poverty level:
17.2%
Poverty by age in Weleetka, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Weleetka,OK (percentage below poverty level)
56.4%Under 5 years
30.0%5 years
35.0%6 to 11 years
44.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
36.4%16 and 17 years
46.9%18 to 24 years
43.6%25 to 34 years
39.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
15.5%55 to 64 years
22.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Weleetka,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
42.2%6 to 11 years
27.6%12 to 14 years
15.8%16 and 17 years
40.6%18 to 24 years
34.5%25 to 34 years
40.4%35 to 44 years
26.8%45 to 54 years
47.6%55 to 64 years
43.1%65 to 74 years
18.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Weleetka,OK (% below half of poverty level)
10.8%Under 6 years
11.3%6 to 11 years
13.4%12 to 17 years
31.3%18 to 24 years
16.3%25 to 34 years
25.5%35 to 44 years
15.9%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Weleetka, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Weleetka, OK (%)
36.5%White
17.1%Black
21.1%American Indian
47.3%2+ races
48.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Weleetka, OK (absolute numbers)
185White
14Black
39American Indian
1452+ races
39Hispanic
35.2%Below poverty level
64.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Weleetka, OK
Children below poverty level:
Weleetka, Oklahoma:
37.5%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Weleetka:
24.7%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Weleetka:
59.0%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
17.2%Married-couple family
32.2%Male, no wife present
50.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
28.6%Both worked full-time
14.3%One full-time, other part-time
21.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
35.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
31.6%1980 to 1989
12.3%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
3.5%1940 to 1949
22.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
15.5%1980 to 1989
9.2%1970 to 1979
5.3%1960 to 1969
16.4%1950 to 1959
14.5%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
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