9.0% of Wink, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.4% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 5.3% of high school graduates and 12.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 37.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.1%. For comparison, it was 14.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wink, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wink:
9.0%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wink:
3.2%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wink:
37.2%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 6.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wink:
36.4%
Texas:
17.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
57.1%
Residents above poverty level:
14.2%
Poverty by age in Wink, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wink,TX (percentage below poverty level)
4.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wink,TX (percentage below poverty level)
7.4%Under 5 years
37.5%5 years
60.0%6 to 11 years
16.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
12.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
20.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wink,TX (% below half of poverty level)
3.4%Under 6 years
19.2%6 to 11 years
2.2%12 to 17 years
1.1%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wink, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wink, TX (%)
12.9%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wink, TX (absolute numbers)
89White
9.7%Below poverty level
90.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wink, TX
Children below poverty level:
Wink, Texas:
17.7%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wink:
5.3%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wink:
12.5%
Texas:
23.8%
19.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
81.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
37.5%Worked part-time
62.5%Did not work
50.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
50.0%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
11.8%1980 to 1989
5.9%1970 to 1979
14.7%1960 to 1969
44.1%1950 to 1959
5.9%1940 to 1949
17.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
16.1%1980 to 1989
14.1%1970 to 1979
17.7%1960 to 1969
26.2%1950 to 1959
12.9%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
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