Latest news about poverty in Kent, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.5% of Kent, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.4% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 15.0% of high school graduates and 59.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.1%. For comparison, it was 25.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kent, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kent:
25.5%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kent:
13.1%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kent:
38.1%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kent:
20.1%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.1%
Residents above poverty level:
25.6%
Poverty by age in Kent, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kent,OH (percentage below poverty level)
26.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
8.0%12 to 14 years
39.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
62.3%18 to 24 years
49.2%25 to 34 years
34.5%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
10.6%55 to 64 years
10.6%65 to 74 years
19.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kent,OH (percentage below poverty level)
52.8%Under 5 years
19.9%5 years
14.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
12.5%15 years
20.6%16 and 17 years
55.9%18 to 24 years
35.1%25 to 34 years
10.2%35 to 44 years
4.5%45 to 54 years
18.4%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
14.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kent,OH (% below half of poverty level)
8.9%Under 6 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
6.3%12 to 17 years
30.6%18 to 24 years
12.4%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
9.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kent, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kent, OH (%)
22.8%White
43.9%Black
0.0%American Indian
35.1%Asian
30.8%2+ races
36.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kent, OH (absolute numbers)
3,933White
763Black
0American Indian
302Asian
6532+ races
240Hispanic
27.3%Below poverty level
72.7%Above poverty level
40.2%Below poverty level
59.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kent, OH
Children below poverty level:
Kent, Ohio:
17.7%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kent:
15.0%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kent:
59.2%
Ohio:
28.5%
25.5%Married-couple family
6.8%Male, no wife present
67.7%Female, no husband present
3.2%Worked full-time, year-round
64.2%Worked part-time
32.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
18.5%One part-time, other didn't work
81.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
11.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
42.8%1950 to 1959
22.4%1940 to 1949
23.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
5.7%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
2.0%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
17.3%1960 to 1969
20.2%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
28.4%1939 or earlier
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