Latest news about poverty in Hercules, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.7% of Hercules, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 159.5% less than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 5.7% of high school graduates and 4.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.7%. For comparison, it was 18.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hercules, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hercules:
4.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hercules:
2.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hercules:
9.4%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hercules:
19.2%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.7%
Residents above poverty level:
18.2%
Poverty by age in Hercules, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hercules,CA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.1%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
4.6%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hercules,CA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
11.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
7.4%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
8.1%45 to 54 years
15.4%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
13.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hercules,CA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
1.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.7%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
5.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hercules, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hercules, CA (%)
3.8%White
8.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
2.5%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
7.1%Other race
8.7%2+ races
4.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hercules, CA (absolute numbers)
163White
428Black
0American Indian
287Asian
0Native Hawaiian
141Other race
2392+ races
195Hispanic
4.7%Below poverty level
95.3%Above poverty level
5.4%Below poverty level
94.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hercules, CA
Children below poverty level:
Hercules, California:
1.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hercules:
5.7%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hercules:
4.7%
California:
20.4%
59.2%Married-couple family
10.2%Male, no wife present
30.6%Female, no husband present
30.8%Worked full-time, year-round
23.6%Worked part-time
45.6%Did not work
29.4%Both worked full-time
11.8%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
9.4%One part-time, other didn't work
49.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
15.7%1990 to 1994
45.4%1980 to 1989
31.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
17.6%1990 to 1994
54.5%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
0.8%1960 to 1969
0.4%1950 to 1959
0.2%1940 to 1949
0.3%1939 or earlier
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