5.0% of Cambridge, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 137.5% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 4.3% of high school graduates and 21.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 8.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cambridge, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
5.0%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
2.0%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cambridge:
18.0%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 7.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
32.1%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
8.7%
Poverty by age in Cambridge, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cambridge,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
40.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cambridge,IL (percentage below poverty level)
16.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
14.4%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.1%65 to 74 years
11.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cambridge,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
3.1%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cambridge, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, IL (%)
3.8%White
0.0%Asian
51.5%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, IL (absolute numbers)
74White
0Asian
482+ races
5.2%Below poverty level
94.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cambridge, IL
Children below poverty level:
Cambridge, Illinois:
5.3%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cambridge:
4.3%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cambridge:
21.9%
Illinois:
21.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
21.7%Male, no wife present
78.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.1%Worked part-time
84.9%Did not 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
22.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
9.8%1950 to 1959
17.1%1940 to 1949
51.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
5.4%1980 to 1989
14.7%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
17.0%1950 to 1959
3.7%1940 to 1949
40.9%1939 or earlier
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