Latest news about poverty in Ashland, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.9% of Ashland, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.2% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 9.8% of high school graduates and 27.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.8%. For comparison, it was 19.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ashland, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ashland:
13.9%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ashland:
5.6%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ashland:
27.5%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ashland:
34.5%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.8%
Residents above poverty level:
19.3%
Poverty by age in Ashland, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ashland,OH (percentage below poverty level)
5.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
15.6%12 to 14 years
49.7%15 years
11.9%16 and 17 years
33.1%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
9.4%45 to 54 years
22.6%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
10.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ashland,OH (percentage below poverty level)
5.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.9%6 to 11 years
20.9%12 to 14 years
13.8%15 years
21.3%16 and 17 years
44.3%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
14.2%45 to 54 years
15.4%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ashland,OH (% below half of poverty level)
2.2%Under 6 years
3.9%6 to 11 years
9.4%12 to 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ashland, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ashland, OH (%)
14.0%White
2.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
24.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
20.0%2+ races
25.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ashland, OH (absolute numbers)
2,239White
6Black
86American Indian
40Asian
0Other race
2052+ races
102Hispanic
13.5%Below poverty level
86.5%Above poverty level
47.0%Below poverty level
53.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ashland, OH
Children below poverty level:
Ashland, Ohio:
10.7%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ashland:
9.8%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ashland:
27.7%
Ohio:
28.5%
30.2%Married-couple family
7.8%Male, no wife present
62.0%Female, no husband present
7.1%Worked full-time, year-round
38.7%Worked part-time
54.1%Did not work
37.9%Both worked full-time
13.8%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
8.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
40.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
2.6%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
16.2%1960 to 1969
13.2%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
31.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
6.1%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
10.9%1970 to 1979
11.2%1960 to 1969
20.5%1950 to 1959
13.4%1940 to 1949
26.8%1939 or earlier
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