12.3% of Coulee Dam, WA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 18.8% greater than the poverty level of 10.0% across the entire state of Washington. 3.7% of high school graduates and 23.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.0%. For comparison, it was 17.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Coulee Dam, WA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Coulee Dam:
12.3%
Whole state:
10.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Coulee Dam:
4.2%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Coulee Dam:
3.4%
Washington:
18.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 21.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Coulee Dam:
5.5%
Washington:
24.8%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.0%
Poverty by age in Coulee Dam, WA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Coulee Dam,WA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
26.3%12 to 14 years
10.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
49.0%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
0.9%45 to 54 years
12.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Coulee Dam,WA (percentage below poverty level)
28.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
44.1%18 to 24 years
8.1%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
10.9%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
11.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Coulee Dam,WA (% below half of poverty level)
3.6%Under 6 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
2.1%12 to 17 years
11.7%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Coulee Dam, WA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coulee Dam, WA (%)
11.3%White
0.0%Black
15.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coulee Dam, WA (absolute numbers)
77White
0Black
84American Indian
12.7%Below poverty level
87.3%Above poverty level
2.8%Below poverty level
97.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Coulee Dam, WA
Children below poverty level:
Coulee Dam, Washington:
10.7%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Coulee Dam:
3.7%
Washington:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Coulee Dam:
23.7%
Washington:
20.3%
4.0%Married-couple family
12.0%Male, no wife present
84.0%Female, no husband present
4.8%Worked full-time, year-round
69.2%Worked part-time
26.0%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
100.0%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
10.5%1980 to 1989
10.5%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
10.5%1950 to 1959
21.1%1940 to 1949
36.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
11.1%1970 to 1979
20.2%1960 to 1969
9.8%1950 to 1959
22.3%1940 to 1949
31.4%1939 or earlier
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