Latest news about poverty in Wooster, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.8% of Wooster, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.6% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 9.1% of high school graduates and 35.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.5%. For comparison, it was 24.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wooster, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wooster:
10.8%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wooster:
3.6%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wooster:
21.8%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wooster:
29.2%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.5%
Residents above poverty level:
24.2%
Poverty by age in Wooster, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wooster,OH (percentage below poverty level)
11.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.3%6 to 11 years
19.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
8.4%16 and 17 years
14.9%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
9.9%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
5.9%65 to 74 years
10.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wooster,OH (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
60.6%5 years
9.9%6 to 11 years
8.3%12 to 14 years
38.5%15 years
25.9%16 and 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
16.7%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
17.1%45 to 54 years
16.5%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
20.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wooster,OH (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
4.3%6 to 11 years
4.9%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wooster, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wooster, OH (%)
13.4%White
13.3%Black
75.1%American Indian
5.5%Asian
7.0%Other race
3.2%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wooster, OH (absolute numbers)
2,820White
69Black
20American Indian
18Asian
26Other race
492+ races
12.6%Below poverty level
87.4%Above poverty level
1.3%Below poverty level
98.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wooster, OH
Children below poverty level:
Wooster, Ohio:
10.5%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wooster:
9.1%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wooster:
35.2%
Ohio:
28.5%
19.9%Married-couple family
11.3%Male, no wife present
68.8%Female, no husband present
8.6%Worked full-time, year-round
29.0%Worked part-time
62.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
11.9%One full-time, other part-time
27.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
61.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
12.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.4%1980 to 1989
13.3%1970 to 1979
16.5%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
9.2%1940 to 1949
22.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
7.0%1990 to 1994
9.6%1980 to 1989
16.1%1970 to 1979
11.3%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
20.7%1939 or earlier
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