26.0% of Rush Springs, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 39.8% greater than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 18.0% of high school graduates and 34.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 61.5%. For comparison, it was 29.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rush Springs, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rush Springs:
26.0%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rush Springs:
14.1%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rush Springs:
25.5%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 37.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rush Springs:
35.7%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
61.5%
Residents above poverty level:
29.6%
Poverty by age in Rush Springs, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rush Springs,OK (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
66.7%6 to 11 years
17.6%12 to 14 years
77.3%15 years
54.3%16 and 17 years
8.8%18 to 24 years
14.7%25 to 34 years
25.3%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
31.3%65 to 74 years
13.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rush Springs,OK (percentage below poverty level)
13.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
56.9%6 to 11 years
76.7%12 to 14 years
60.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
37.0%18 to 24 years
23.9%25 to 34 years
15.6%35 to 44 years
36.1%45 to 54 years
24.2%55 to 64 years
40.3%65 to 74 years
8.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rush Springs,OK (% below half of poverty level)
9.1%Under 6 years
22.6%6 to 11 years
43.0%12 to 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
8.8%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
15.6%55 to 64 years
11.1%65 to 74 years
2.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rush Springs, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rush Springs, OK (%)
30.0%White
2.0%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
18.6%2+ races
19.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rush Springs, OK (absolute numbers)
306White
1American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
462+ races
7Hispanic
26.6%Below poverty level
73.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rush Springs, OK
Children below poverty level:
Rush Springs, Oklahoma:
43.6%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rush Springs:
18.0%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rush Springs:
34.9%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
47.8%Married-couple family
15.9%Male, no wife present
36.2%Female, no husband present
9.5%Worked full-time, year-round
8.1%Worked part-time
82.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
23.3%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
13.3%One part-time, other didn't work
63.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
10.2%1970 to 1979
13.6%1960 to 1969
14.8%1950 to 1959
23.9%1940 to 1949
26.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
16.1%1980 to 1989
17.2%1970 to 1979
10.5%1960 to 1969
16.1%1950 to 1959
11.2%1940 to 1949
25.1%1939 or earlier
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