24.0% of Wakefield, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 44.2% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 21.8% of high school graduates and 10.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.8%. For comparison, it was 1.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wakefield, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield:
24.0%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield:
14.0%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wakefield:
32.7%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wakefield:
28.0%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.8%
Residents above poverty level:
1.2%
Poverty by age in Wakefield, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wakefield,MI (percentage below poverty level)
21.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
16.0%6 to 11 years
53.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
38.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
58.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wakefield,MI (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
38.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
37.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
32.0%45 to 54 years
11.0%55 to 64 years
19.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wakefield,MI (% below half of poverty level)
48.9%Under 6 years
8.2%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
31.6%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
4.5%45 to 54 years
9.2%55 to 64 years
5.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wakefield, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield, MI (%)
25.0%White
26.7%Asian
9.5%2+ races
74.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield, MI (absolute numbers)
334White
4Asian
102+ races
6Hispanic
24.4%Below poverty level
75.6%Above poverty level
25.0%Below poverty level
75.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wakefield, MI
Children below poverty level:
Wakefield, Michigan:
39.9%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wakefield:
21.8%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wakefield:
10.0%
Michigan:
27.1%
57.6%Married-couple family
28.8%Male, no wife present
13.6%Female, no husband present
12.6%Worked full-time, year-round
31.9%Worked part-time
55.6%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
62.9%One part-time, other didn't work
37.1%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
7.1%1980 to 1989
10.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
13.1%1950 to 1959
14.3%1940 to 1949
54.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.2%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
2.8%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
2.8%1960 to 1969
15.0%1950 to 1959
14.4%1940 to 1949
52.2%1939 or earlier
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