Latest news about poverty in Brooklyn, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.8% of Brooklyn, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.3% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 13.2% of high school graduates and 19.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 27.3%. For comparison, it was 12.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brooklyn, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
12.8%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
4.2%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brooklyn:
14.9%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 25.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brooklyn:
30.6%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
27.3%
Residents above poverty level:
12.2%
Poverty by age in Brooklyn, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brooklyn,MI (percentage below poverty level)
5.1%Under 5 years
28.6%6 to 11 years
53.8%12 to 14 years
9.1%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
7.1%35 to 44 years
23.9%45 to 54 years
17.7%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brooklyn,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
66.7%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
7.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.1%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
10.9%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
49.1%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brooklyn,MI (% below half of poverty level)
13.3%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
11.1%55 to 64 years
4.6%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brooklyn, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, MI (%)
12.0%White
41.0%Black
100.0%Asian
25.0%2+ races
63.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, MI (absolute numbers)
109White
2Black
2Asian
152+ races
9Hispanic
13.5%Below poverty level
86.5%Above poverty level
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brooklyn, MI
Children below poverty level:
Brooklyn, Michigan:
16.0%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brooklyn:
13.2%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brooklyn:
19.0%
Michigan:
27.1%
72.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
27.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
28.6%Worked part-time
71.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
28.6%One full-time, other didn't work
28.6%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
42.9%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
18.2%1960 to 1969
18.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
63.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.1%1995 to 1998
2.1%1990 to 1994
3.2%1980 to 1989
8.5%1970 to 1979
12.0%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
46.3%1939 or earlier
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