22.9% of Myrtle Point, OR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Oregon. 19.2% of high school graduates and 23.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.5%. For comparison, it was 17.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Myrtle Point, OR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Myrtle Point:
22.9%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Myrtle Point:
9.8%
Whole state:
5.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Myrtle Point:
27.0%
Oregon:
21.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 21.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Myrtle Point:
26.7%
Oregon:
27.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.5%
Residents above poverty level:
17.9%
Poverty by age in Myrtle Point, OR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Myrtle Point,OR (percentage below poverty level)
27.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
44.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
14.3%18 to 24 years
11.3%25 to 34 years
45.7%35 to 44 years
19.4%45 to 54 years
21.1%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
8.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Myrtle Point,OR (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
24.0%6 to 11 years
60.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
23.0%18 to 24 years
17.0%25 to 34 years
47.0%35 to 44 years
32.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Myrtle Point,OR (% below half of poverty level)
15.5%Under 6 years
5.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
14.1%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
24.3%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
6.6%65 to 74 years
6.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Myrtle Point, OR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Myrtle Point, OR (%)
26.0%White
100.0%Black
6.0%American Indian
100.0%Asian
17.0%Other race
10.0%2+ races
4.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Myrtle Point, OR (absolute numbers)
548White
6Black
2American Indian
11Asian
13Other race
352+ races
6Hispanic
23.0%Below poverty level
77.0%Above poverty level
29.7%Below poverty level
70.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Myrtle Point, OR
Children below poverty level:
Myrtle Point, Oregon:
37.0%
State:
13.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Myrtle Point:
19.2%
Oregon:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Myrtle Point:
23.3%
Oregon:
23.8%
57.0%Married-couple family
7.5%Male, no wife present
35.5%Female, no husband present
8.3%Worked full-time, year-round
18.9%Worked part-time
72.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
8.2%One full-time, other didn't work
47.5%Both worked part-time
14.8%One part-time, other didn't work
29.5%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
13.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
39.4%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
30.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.2%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
6.2%1980 to 1989
30.0%1970 to 1979
11.1%1960 to 1969
13.8%1950 to 1959
12.1%1940 to 1949
22.0%1939 or earlier
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