13.3% of Wellsville, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 11.9% of high school graduates and 25.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.0%. For comparison, it was 17.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wellsville, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wellsville:
13.3%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wellsville:
3.4%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wellsville:
13.6%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wellsville:
18.5%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.1%
Poverty by age in Wellsville, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wellsville,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.0%6 to 11 years
33.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
11.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wellsville,MO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
44.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
20.0%16 and 17 years
7.9%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
36.2%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
16.9%55 to 64 years
34.3%65 to 74 years
33.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wellsville,MO (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.9%12 to 17 years
7.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
2.5%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
7.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wellsville, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wellsville, MO (%)
14.2%White
19.3%Black
6.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wellsville, MO (absolute numbers)
144White
3Black
52+ races
13.6%Below poverty level
86.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wellsville, MO
Children below poverty level:
Wellsville, Missouri:
11.4%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wellsville:
11.9%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wellsville:
25.0%
Missouri:
27.1%
57.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
42.3%Female, no husband present
9.6%Worked full-time, year-round
21.2%Worked part-time
69.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
14.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
71.4%One part-time, other didn't work
14.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
12.2%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
18.4%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
55.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.5%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
14.2%1950 to 1959
6.0%1940 to 1949
31.4%1939 or earlier
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