21.5% of Locust Grove, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.1% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 15.7% of high school graduates and 30.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.0%. For comparison, it was 32.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Locust Grove, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Locust Grove:
21.5%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Locust Grove:
7.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Locust Grove:
22.9%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 23.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Locust Grove:
25.8%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.0%
Residents above poverty level:
32.6%
Poverty by age in Locust Grove, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Locust Grove,OK (percentage below poverty level)
25.6%Under 5 years
66.7%5 years
25.6%6 to 11 years
18.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
16.7%16 and 17 years
17.1%18 to 24 years
19.5%25 to 34 years
11.4%35 to 44 years
16.2%45 to 54 years
18.9%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Locust Grove,OK (percentage below poverty level)
25.6%Under 5 years
68.8%5 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
15.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
25.9%16 and 17 years
48.4%18 to 24 years
17.9%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
15.7%45 to 54 years
29.1%55 to 64 years
35.1%65 to 74 years
24.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Locust Grove,OK (% below half of poverty level)
12.4%Under 6 years
2.3%6 to 11 years
5.4%12 to 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
10.6%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
0.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Locust Grove, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Locust Grove, OK (%)
21.0%White
100.0%Black
22.0%American Indian
62.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
23.0%2+ races
35.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Locust Grove, OK (absolute numbers)
103White
7Black
154American Indian
5Asian
0Other race
582+ races
22Hispanic
22.1%Below poverty level
77.9%Above poverty level
10.0%Below poverty level
90.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Locust Grove, OK
Children below poverty level:
Locust Grove, Oklahoma:
24.1%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Locust Grove:
15.7%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Locust Grove:
30.7%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
44.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
55.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
20.9%Worked part-time
79.1%Did not work
20.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
25.0%One full-time, other didn't work
55.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
10.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
23.6%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
14.5%1950 to 1959
3.6%1940 to 1949
18.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
8.1%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
15.9%1960 to 1969
17.8%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
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