Latest news about poverty in Durant, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
19.4% of Durant, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.5% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 14.7% of high school graduates and 29.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.7%. For comparison, it was 40.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Durant, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Durant:
19.4%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Durant:
8.3%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Durant:
24.9%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Durant:
24.2%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.7%
Residents above poverty level:
40.2%
Poverty by age in Durant, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Durant,OK (percentage below poverty level)
33.9%Under 5 years
33.7%5 years
14.7%6 to 11 years
15.7%12 to 14 years
5.4%15 years
27.0%16 and 17 years
25.2%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
11.9%35 to 44 years
18.6%45 to 54 years
21.4%55 to 64 years
21.3%65 to 74 years
25.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Durant,OK (percentage below poverty level)
37.5%Under 5 years
40.4%5 years
20.3%6 to 11 years
15.0%12 to 14 years
11.9%15 years
5.3%16 and 17 years
34.1%18 to 24 years
22.2%25 to 34 years
12.5%35 to 44 years
11.8%45 to 54 years
25.6%55 to 64 years
18.9%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Durant,OK (% below half of poverty level)
19.0%Under 6 years
5.8%6 to 11 years
8.0%12 to 17 years
16.8%18 to 24 years
9.7%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
3.4%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Durant, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Durant, OK (%)
18.0%White
49.9%Black
25.7%American Indian
32.0%Asian
9.3%Other race
21.0%2+ races
15.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Durant, OK (absolute numbers)
2,030White
239Black
657American Indian
51Asian
52Other race
5852+ races
305Hispanic
20.2%Below poverty level
79.8%Above poverty level
14.0%Below poverty level
86.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Durant, OK
Children below poverty level:
Durant, Oklahoma:
20.9%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Durant:
14.7%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Durant:
29.3%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
42.6%Married-couple family
22.8%Male, no wife present
34.6%Female, no husband present
7.3%Worked full-time, year-round
31.5%Worked part-time
61.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
5.2%One full-time, other part-time
18.8%One full-time, other didn't work
6.6%Both worked part-time
20.6%One part-time, other didn't work
48.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
20.9%1980 to 1989
19.5%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
23.2%1950 to 1959
8.3%1940 to 1949
12.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
4.3%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
17.4%1980 to 1989
25.2%1970 to 1979
13.2%1960 to 1969
13.0%1950 to 1959
10.8%1940 to 1949
10.7%1939 or earlier
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