14.2% of Mount Olive, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.1% greater than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 10.1% of high school graduates and 21.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 47.4%. For comparison, it was 18.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Olive, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
14.2%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
5.5%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Olive:
11.4%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Olive:
13.1%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
47.4%
Residents above poverty level:
18.7%
Poverty by age in Mount Olive, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Olive,IL (percentage below poverty level)
58.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Olive,IL (percentage below poverty level)
33.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
66.0%12 to 14 years
50.0%16 and 17 years
28.1%18 to 24 years
50.0%25 to 34 years
8.7%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
21.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Olive,IL (% below half of poverty level)
19.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
9.4%18 to 24 years
17.2%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Olive, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, IL (%)
15.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
29.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, IL (absolute numbers)
291White
9Black
0Asian
02+ races
3Hispanic
14.6%Below poverty level
85.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Olive, IL
Children below poverty level:
Mount Olive, Illinois:
25.1%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Olive:
10.1%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Olive:
21.8%
Illinois:
21.7%
29.8%Married-couple family
7.0%Male, no wife present
63.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.7%Worked part-time
77.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
35.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
64.7%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
26.7%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
73.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
1.5%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
10.2%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
11.1%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
56.0%1939 or earlier
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