8.3% of Sergeant Bluff, IA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.8% less than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Iowa. 5.0% of high school graduates and 40.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 17.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sergeant Bluff, IA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sergeant Bluff:
8.3%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sergeant Bluff:
6.0%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sergeant Bluff:
35.6%
Iowa:
20.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sergeant Bluff:
53.4%
Iowa:
23.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
17.9%
Poverty by age in Sergeant Bluff, IA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sergeant Bluff,IA (percentage below poverty level)
4.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
10.9%12 to 14 years
59.1%15 years
53.7%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
14.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
24.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sergeant Bluff,IA (percentage below poverty level)
6.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
20.8%18 to 24 years
7.3%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
13.5%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
17.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sergeant Bluff,IA (% below half of poverty level)
2.4%Under 6 years
5.0%6 to 11 years
21.3%12 to 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.8%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sergeant Bluff, IA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sergeant Bluff, IA (%)
7.4%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
34.5%Other race
15.6%2+ races
7.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sergeant Bluff, IA (absolute numbers)
323White
0Black
0Asian
13Other race
312+ races
18Hispanic
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sergeant Bluff, IA
Children below poverty level:
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa:
8.8%
State:
11.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sergeant Bluff:
5.0%
Iowa:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sergeant Bluff:
40.7%
Iowa:
23.9%
18.8%Married-couple family
13.7%Male, no wife present
67.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.9%Worked part-time
72.1%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
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
26.7%1990 to 1994
16.7%1980 to 1989
13.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.0%1999 to 2000
20.3%1995 to 1998
7.1%1990 to 1994
19.8%1980 to 1989
18.0%1970 to 1979
9.3%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
12.0%1939 or earlier
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