Latest news about poverty in Enid, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.7% of Enid, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 11.1% of high school graduates and 30.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.5%. For comparison, it was 27.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Enid, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Enid:
15.7%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Enid:
7.6%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Enid:
19.8%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Enid:
22.3%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.5%
Residents above poverty level:
27.6%
Poverty by age in Enid, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Enid,OK (percentage below poverty level)
16.3%Under 5 years
10.6%5 years
21.0%6 to 11 years
14.3%12 to 14 years
7.8%15 years
11.8%16 and 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
15.3%25 to 34 years
17.7%35 to 44 years
18.2%45 to 54 years
11.2%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Enid,OK (percentage below poverty level)
24.9%Under 5 years
33.2%5 years
28.2%6 to 11 years
14.9%12 to 14 years
31.5%15 years
17.9%16 and 17 years
19.4%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
17.1%45 to 54 years
10.4%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
8.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Enid,OK (% below half of poverty level)
13.3%Under 6 years
13.1%6 to 11 years
10.6%12 to 17 years
4.3%18 to 24 years
8.2%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
6.1%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
1.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Enid, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Enid, OK (%)
13.8%White
23.2%Black
3.2%American Indian
2.3%Asian
44.2%Native Hawaiian
24.2%Other race
21.9%2+ races
18.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Enid, OK (absolute numbers)
4,667White
231Black
33American Indian
18Asian
1,238Native Hawaiian
753Other race
1,2222+ races
1,502Hispanic
15.8%Below poverty level
84.2%Above poverty level
19.0%Below poverty level
81.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Enid, OK
Children below poverty level:
Enid, Oklahoma:
20.6%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Enid:
11.1%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Enid:
30.4%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
44.9%Married-couple family
11.2%Male, no wife present
43.9%Female, no husband present
14.0%Worked full-time, year-round
37.4%Worked part-time
48.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
18.1%One full-time, other part-time
5.8%One full-time, other didn't work
7.0%Both worked part-time
54.3%One part-time, other didn't work
14.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
0.2%1990 to 1994
3.1%1980 to 1989
10.3%1970 to 1979
16.3%1960 to 1969
19.6%1950 to 1959
19.7%1940 to 1949
28.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
12.9%1980 to 1989
24.8%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
17.4%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
13.4%1939 or earlier
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