24.9% of Lehigh, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 37.1% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 11.9% of high school graduates and 42.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 33.3%. For comparison, it was 14.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lehigh, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lehigh:
24.9%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lehigh:
16.2%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lehigh:
38.3%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lehigh:
30.0%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
33.3%
Residents above poverty level:
14.7%
Poverty by age in Lehigh, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lehigh,OK (percentage below poverty level)
60.0%Under 5 years
33.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
29.0%45 to 54 years
42.0%55 to 64 years
75.0%65 to 74 years
14.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lehigh,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
46.2%6 to 11 years
50.0%12 to 14 years
37.5%16 and 17 years
40.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
56.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
25.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lehigh,OK (% below half of poverty level)
38.5%Under 6 years
35.0%6 to 11 years
31.8%12 to 17 years
10.5%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.1%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lehigh, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lehigh, OK (%)
23.0%White
51.9%American Indian
34.4%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lehigh, OK (absolute numbers)
43White
1American Indian
242+ races
25.4%Below poverty level
74.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lehigh, OK
Children below poverty level:
Lehigh, Oklahoma:
40.7%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lehigh:
11.9%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lehigh:
42.4%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
45.5%Married-couple family
27.3%Male, no wife present
27.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
31.2%Worked part-time
68.8%Did not work
20.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
20.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
60.0%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
60.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
40.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
10.0%1999 to 2000
11.7%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
1.7%1980 to 1989
33.3%1970 to 1979
3.3%1960 to 1969
3.3%1950 to 1959
5.0%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
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