25.1% of Mortons Gap, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.4% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 15.6% of high school graduates and 37.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.9%. For comparison, it was 9.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mortons Gap, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mortons Gap:
25.1%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mortons Gap:
19.3%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mortons Gap:
19.0%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 41.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mortons Gap:
29.4%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.9%
Residents above poverty level:
9.5%
Poverty by age in Mortons Gap, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mortons Gap,KY (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
32.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
16.7%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
10.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mortons Gap,KY (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
68.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
7.7%16 and 17 years
85.0%18 to 24 years
50.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.8%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
19.4%65 to 74 years
40.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mortons Gap,KY (% below half of poverty level)
64.8%Under 6 years
45.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
41.5%18 to 24 years
41.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
16.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mortons Gap, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mortons Gap, KY (%)
24.7%White
17.6%Black
89.2%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mortons Gap, KY (absolute numbers)
191White
5Black
242+ races
25.5%Below poverty level
74.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mortons Gap, KY
Children below poverty level:
Mortons Gap, Kentucky:
47.5%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mortons Gap:
15.6%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mortons Gap:
37.5%
Kentucky:
33.5%
52.4%Married-couple family
16.7%Male, no wife present
31.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.9%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
28.9%1960 to 1969
8.9%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
17.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.1%1999 to 2000
6.5%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
14.6%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
19.7%1939 or earlier
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