Latest news about poverty in Moore, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.5% of Moore, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 49.8% less than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 7.7% of high school graduates and 18.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 61.9%. For comparison, it was 22.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Moore, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Moore:
10.5%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Moore:
4.9%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Moore:
10.7%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Moore:
15.7%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
61.9%
Residents above poverty level:
22.3%
Poverty by age in Moore, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Moore,OK (percentage below poverty level)
16.8%Under 5 years
0.6%5 years
16.6%6 to 11 years
21.2%12 to 14 years
8.8%15 years
5.7%16 and 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
7.6%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
3.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Moore,OK (percentage below poverty level)
21.7%Under 5 years
37.8%5 years
11.5%6 to 11 years
16.8%12 to 14 years
11.8%15 years
8.9%16 and 17 years
12.7%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
15.4%35 to 44 years
8.7%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
13.6%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Moore,OK (% below half of poverty level)
9.3%Under 6 years
5.9%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Moore, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moore, OK (%)
9.3%White
11.9%Black
12.7%American Indian
1.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
22.9%Other race
18.7%2+ races
24.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Moore, OK (absolute numbers)
3,947White
333Black
354American Indian
19Asian
0Native Hawaiian
458Other race
1,7302+ races
1,890Hispanic
11.4%Below poverty level
88.6%Above poverty level
8.5%Below poverty level
91.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Moore, OK
Children below poverty level:
Moore, Oklahoma:
15.8%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Moore:
7.7%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Moore:
18.1%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
26.7%Married-couple family
11.6%Male, no wife present
61.7%Female, no husband present
4.4%Worked full-time, year-round
38.1%Worked part-time
57.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
13.5%One full-time, other part-time
8.9%One full-time, other didn't work
19.5%Both worked part-time
25.1%One part-time, other didn't work
33.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
7.2%1999 to 2000
1.4%1995 to 1998
11.1%1990 to 1994
12.5%1980 to 1989
27.2%1970 to 1979
29.2%1960 to 1969
3.1%1950 to 1959
4.6%1940 to 1949
3.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.5%1999 to 2000
6.1%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
25.8%1980 to 1989
32.5%1970 to 1979
22.8%1960 to 1969
2.8%1950 to 1959
0.8%1940 to 1949
1.0%1939 or earlier
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