39.9% of Mounds, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 70.1% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 29.9% of high school graduates and 62.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 31.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.7%. For comparison, it was 38.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mounds, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mounds:
39.9%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mounds:
9.3%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mounds:
31.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 32.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mounds:
22.4%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.7%
Residents above poverty level:
38.1%
Poverty by age in Mounds, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mounds,IL (percentage below poverty level)
68.0%Under 5 years
37.0%6 to 11 years
73.0%12 to 14 years
59.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
100.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mounds,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
88.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
56.0%18 to 24 years
67.0%25 to 34 years
41.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
53.0%55 to 64 years
50.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mounds,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
41.7%12 to 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
8.2%55 to 64 years
15.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mounds, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mounds, IL (%)
51.6%White
41.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mounds, IL (absolute numbers)
30White
285Black
40.7%Below poverty level
59.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mounds, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mounds, Illinois:
49.1%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mounds:
29.9%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mounds:
62.2%
Illinois:
21.7%
26.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
73.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.8%Worked part-time
89.2%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
3.9%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
5.3%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
21.1%1950 to 1959
3.9%1940 to 1949
51.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
1.0%1980 to 1989
5.6%1970 to 1979
8.1%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
14.7%1940 to 1949
50.8%1939 or earlier
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