Latest news about poverty in Tooele, UT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.2% of Tooele, UT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 94.6% less than the poverty level of 8.2% across the entire state of Utah. 3.9% of high school graduates and 4.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 43.5%. For comparison, it was 15.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tooele, UT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tooele:
4.2%
Whole state:
8.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tooele:
2.0%
Whole state:
3.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tooele:
9.0%
Utah:
14.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tooele:
23.2%
Utah:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
43.5%
Residents above poverty level:
15.0%
Poverty by age in Tooele, UT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tooele,UT (percentage below poverty level)
25.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.4%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
14.0%16 and 17 years
2.4%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
15.9%65 to 74 years
4.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tooele,UT (percentage below poverty level)
11.7%Under 5 years
3.2%5 years
2.2%6 to 11 years
0.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.6%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
1.0%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
13.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tooele,UT (% below half of poverty level)
4.5%Under 6 years
0.4%6 to 11 years
1.7%12 to 17 years
2.9%18 to 24 years
2.3%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
1.0%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tooele, UT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tooele, UT (%)
5.6%White
0.0%Black
9.6%American Indian
12.6%Asian
21.0%Native Hawaiian
0.4%Other race
6.5%2+ races
2.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tooele, UT (absolute numbers)
1,674White
0Black
8American Indian
45Asian
22Native Hawaiian
8Other race
2532+ races
164Hispanic
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tooele, UT
Children below poverty level:
Tooele, Utah:
3.0%
State:
8.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tooele:
3.9%
Utah:
6.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tooele:
4.5%
Utah:
13.5%
45.2%Married-couple family
23.7%Male, no wife present
31.1%Female, no husband present
0.8%Worked full-time, year-round
36.3%Worked part-time
63.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
16.4%One full-time, other didn't work
23.3%Both worked part-time
31.5%One part-time, other didn't work
28.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
22.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
8.5%1970 to 1979
32.7%1960 to 1969
6.3%1950 to 1959
20.6%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
15.9%1999 to 2000
25.2%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
8.3%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
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