14.7% of Fairfax, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.4% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 13.3% of high school graduates and 4.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 7.7%. For comparison, it was 19.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairfax, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfax:
14.7%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfax:
9.3%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairfax:
12.8%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairfax:
20.0%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
7.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.8%
Poverty by age in Fairfax, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairfax,MO (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairfax,MO (percentage below poverty level)
63.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
30.8%6 to 11 years
44.4%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.1%25 to 34 years
56.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
24.6%65 to 74 years
25.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairfax,MO (% below half of poverty level)
41.9%Under 6 years
14.8%6 to 11 years
20.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
44.9%35 to 44 years
1.9%45 to 54 years
1.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairfax, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfax, MO (%)
15.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Native Hawaiian
6.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfax, MO (absolute numbers)
88White
0Black
0Native Hawaiian
52+ races
11Hispanic
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairfax, MO
Children below poverty level:
Fairfax, Missouri:
29.2%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairfax:
13.3%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fairfax:
4.7%
Missouri:
27.1%
7.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
92.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
26.8%Worked part-time
73.2%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
15.4%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
23.1%1940 to 1949
46.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.0%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
14.1%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
12.7%1940 to 1949
37.1%1939 or earlier
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