7.1% of Marquette Heights, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 69.2% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 5.1% of high school graduates and 4.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.3%. For comparison, it was 10.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Marquette Heights, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Marquette Heights:
7.1%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Marquette Heights:
1.9%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Marquette Heights:
6.6%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Marquette Heights:
10.1%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.3%
Residents above poverty level:
10.5%
Poverty by age in Marquette Heights, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Marquette Heights,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
11.2%6 to 11 years
43.3%12 to 14 years
10.7%15 years
37.3%16 and 17 years
1.9%18 to 24 years
22.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
13.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Marquette Heights,IL (percentage below poverty level)
20.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
92.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.1%18 to 24 years
10.5%25 to 34 years
12.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
5.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Marquette Heights,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
6.7%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Marquette Heights, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Marquette Heights, IL (%)
7.4%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Marquette Heights, IL (absolute numbers)
176White
7.0%Below poverty level
93.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Marquette Heights, IL
Children below poverty level:
Marquette Heights, Illinois:
18.1%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Marquette Heights:
5.1%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Marquette Heights:
4.5%
Illinois:
21.7%
18.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
81.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
23.3%Worked part-time
76.7%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
45.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
54.2%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
2.9%1980 to 1989
30.0%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
30.6%1950 to 1959
22.4%1940 to 1949
1.7%1939 or earlier
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