Latest news about poverty in Mendota, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.7% of Mendota, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 21.6% of high school graduates and 32.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.1%. For comparison, it was 33.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mendota, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mendota:
32.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mendota:
15.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mendota:
23.3%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 6.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mendota:
4.1%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.1%
Residents above poverty level:
33.9%
Poverty by age in Mendota, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mendota,CA (percentage below poverty level)
17.1%Under 5 years
11.5%5 years
43.6%6 to 11 years
39.0%12 to 14 years
47.6%15 years
39.5%16 and 17 years
24.3%18 to 24 years
20.5%25 to 34 years
23.0%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
17.5%55 to 64 years
30.7%65 to 74 years
32.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mendota,CA (percentage below poverty level)
45.5%Under 5 years
61.4%5 years
57.5%6 to 11 years
31.7%12 to 14 years
14.0%15 years
56.2%16 and 17 years
22.2%18 to 24 years
34.5%25 to 34 years
43.4%35 to 44 years
23.3%45 to 54 years
36.0%55 to 64 years
37.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mendota,CA (% below half of poverty level)
13.9%Under 6 years
21.9%6 to 11 years
22.7%12 to 17 years
19.6%18 to 24 years
10.8%25 to 34 years
15.0%35 to 44 years
8.1%45 to 54 years
15.5%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mendota, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mendota, CA (%)
88.4%White
0.0%Black
57.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
35.4%Other race
32.4%2+ races
29.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mendota, CA (absolute numbers)
183White
0Black
35American Indian
0Asian
3,228Other race
8312+ races
3,693Hispanic
27.2%Below poverty level
72.8%Above poverty level
35.2%Below poverty level
64.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mendota, CA
Children below poverty level:
Mendota, California:
39.2%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mendota:
21.6%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mendota:
32.2%
California:
20.4%
33.1%Married-couple family
6.7%Male, no wife present
60.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
56.6%Worked part-time
43.4%Did not work
4.1%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
15.7%One full-time, other didn't work
38.4%Both worked part-time
22.8%One part-time, other didn't work
19.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
48.9%1980 to 1989
24.1%1970 to 1979
14.9%1960 to 1969
6.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
12.9%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
24.9%1980 to 1989
25.1%1970 to 1979
16.9%1960 to 1969
11.6%1950 to 1959
1.2%1940 to 1949
1.6%1939 or earlier
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