Latest news about poverty in Stillwater, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
31.5% of Stillwater, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 50.3% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 13.5% of high school graduates and 34.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 95.1%. For comparison, it was 33.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Stillwater, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Stillwater:
31.5%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Stillwater:
18.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Stillwater:
21.7%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Stillwater:
8.6%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
95.1%
Residents above poverty level:
33.6%
Poverty by age in Stillwater, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Stillwater,OK (percentage below poverty level)
13.2%Under 5 years
25.9%5 years
35.5%6 to 11 years
33.7%12 to 14 years
16.6%15 years
16.7%16 and 17 years
37.4%18 to 24 years
31.8%25 to 34 years
16.3%35 to 44 years
10.9%45 to 54 years
15.1%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
6.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Stillwater,OK (percentage below poverty level)
31.2%Under 5 years
49.7%5 years
13.2%6 to 11 years
9.9%12 to 14 years
44.9%15 years
17.4%16 and 17 years
55.3%18 to 24 years
20.9%25 to 34 years
7.6%35 to 44 years
11.7%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
13.4%65 to 74 years
15.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Stillwater,OK (% below half of poverty level)
13.3%Under 6 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
7.9%12 to 17 years
42.9%18 to 24 years
9.7%25 to 34 years
6.1%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
1.1%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Stillwater, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stillwater, OK (%)
26.8%White
43.3%Black
41.8%American Indian
32.7%Asian
75.9%Native Hawaiian
23.2%Other race
31.1%2+ races
44.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stillwater, OK (absolute numbers)
7,872White
703Black
482American Indian
906Asian
33Native Hawaiian
111Other race
1,3572+ races
828Hispanic
26.3%Below poverty level
73.7%Above poverty level
32.8%Below poverty level
67.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Stillwater, OK
Children below poverty level:
Stillwater, Oklahoma:
22.2%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Stillwater:
13.5%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Stillwater:
34.2%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
33.8%Married-couple family
24.7%Male, no wife present
41.6%Female, no husband present
5.4%Worked full-time, year-round
67.5%Worked part-time
27.2%Did not work
1.3%Both worked full-time
24.4%One full-time, other part-time
13.0%One full-time, other didn't work
27.0%Both worked part-time
15.6%One part-time, other didn't work
18.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.2%1999 to 2000
4.6%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
18.5%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
17.5%1960 to 1969
10.2%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
17.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
9.1%1995 to 1998
6.0%1990 to 1994
15.8%1980 to 1989
27.1%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
12.4%1950 to 1959
4.6%1940 to 1949
6.7%1939 or earlier
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