Latest news about poverty in Brooklyn, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.1% of Brooklyn, WI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 158.2% less than the poverty level of 10.7% across the entire state of Wisconsin. The poverty rate was 8.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 30.0%. For comparison, it was 9.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brooklyn, WI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
4.1%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
2.8%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brooklyn:
8.6%
Wisconsin:
19.8%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 9.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brooklyn:
21.1%
Wisconsin:
23.1%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
30.0%
Residents above poverty level:
9.1%
Poverty by age in Brooklyn, WI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brooklyn,WI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
2.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
2.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brooklyn,WI (percentage below poverty level)
27.3%Under 5 years
6.7%5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
31.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
3.2%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
27.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brooklyn,WI (% below half of poverty level)
8.6%Under 6 years
4.1%6 to 11 years
4.7%12 to 17 years
2.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brooklyn, WI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, WI (%)
3.2%White
56.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, WI (absolute numbers)
35White
21Black
4.3%Below poverty level
95.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brooklyn, WI
Children below poverty level:
Brooklyn, Wisconsin:
6.6%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brooklyn:
2.8%
Wisconsin:
7.9%
70.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
30.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.3%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
42.9%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
57.1%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
20.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
20.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
60.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
10.9%1990 to 1994
12.0%1980 to 1989
9.7%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
34.9%1939 or earlier
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