9.8% of Cheyenne Wells, CO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.6% greater than the poverty level of 9.4% across the entire state of Colorado. 5.8% of high school graduates and 50.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 7.4%. For comparison, it was 19.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cheyenne Wells, CO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cheyenne Wells:
9.8%
Whole state:
9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cheyenne Wells:
2.8%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cheyenne Wells:
16.3%
Colorado:
17.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cheyenne Wells:
23.9%
Colorado:
21.1%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
7.4%
Residents above poverty level:
19.5%
Poverty by age in Cheyenne Wells, CO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cheyenne Wells,CO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
75.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.6%25 to 34 years
24.1%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
32.8%55 to 64 years
18.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cheyenne Wells,CO (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
13.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
11.5%65 to 74 years
6.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cheyenne Wells,CO (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cheyenne Wells, CO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cheyenne Wells, CO (%)
6.2%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
67.6%Other race
20.9%2+ races
19.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cheyenne Wells, CO (absolute numbers)
42White
0Black
0Asian
17Other race
282+ races
23Hispanic
7.7%Below poverty level
92.3%Above poverty level
47.5%Below poverty level
52.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cheyenne Wells, CO
Children below poverty level:
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado:
7.5%
State:
10.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cheyenne Wells:
5.8%
Colorado:
6.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cheyenne Wells:
50.0%
Colorado:
20.8%
84.6%Married-couple family
7.7%Male, no wife present
7.7%Female, no husband present
9.5%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
90.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
9.5%One full-time, other part-time
42.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
47.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
7.7%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
34.6%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
7.3%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
15.6%1980 to 1989
14.5%1970 to 1979
11.6%1960 to 1969
9.1%1950 to 1959
12.4%1940 to 1949
22.9%1939 or earlier
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