21.0% of Yreka, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 13.2% of high school graduates and 22.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 18.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Yreka, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Yreka:
21.0%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Yreka:
7.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Yreka:
25.3%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Yreka:
19.6%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
18.8%
Poverty by age in Yreka, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Yreka,CA (percentage below poverty level)
11.3%Under 5 years
62.5%5 years
30.0%6 to 11 years
10.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
90.6%16 and 17 years
30.8%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
17.7%35 to 44 years
20.2%45 to 54 years
15.8%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Yreka,CA (percentage below poverty level)
7.1%Under 5 years
98.5%5 years
63.2%6 to 11 years
19.4%12 to 14 years
84.3%15 years
4.4%16 and 17 years
26.6%18 to 24 years
14.9%25 to 34 years
22.8%35 to 44 years
22.2%45 to 54 years
9.5%55 to 64 years
20.6%65 to 74 years
7.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Yreka,CA (% below half of poverty level)
8.6%Under 6 years
22.2%6 to 11 years
3.9%12 to 17 years
6.6%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
4.5%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
5.3%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Yreka, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yreka, CA (%)
23.4%White
1.6%Black
26.7%American Indian
25.0%Asian
9.3%Other race
21.8%2+ races
18.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Yreka, CA (absolute numbers)
1,246White
3Black
106American Indian
1Asian
14Other race
3252+ races
250Hispanic
21.4%Below poverty level
78.6%Above poverty level
0.9%Below poverty level
99.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Yreka, CA
Children below poverty level:
Yreka, California:
34.2%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Yreka:
13.2%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Yreka:
22.4%
California:
20.4%
18.5%Married-couple family
2.1%Male, no wife present
79.4%Female, no husband present
1.3%Worked full-time, year-round
27.1%Worked part-time
71.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
9.1%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
90.9%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
32.4%1980 to 1989
19.0%1970 to 1979
16.2%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
2.8%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.2%1999 to 2000
2.3%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
17.2%1980 to 1989
15.3%1970 to 1979
19.3%1960 to 1969
18.9%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
12.9%1939 or earlier
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