Latest news about poverty in Bolingbrook, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.6% of Bolingbrook, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 39.5% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 7.2% of high school graduates and 12.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 29.5%. For comparison, it was 14.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bolingbrook, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bolingbrook:
8.6%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bolingbrook:
4.7%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bolingbrook:
12.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 8.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bolingbrook:
11.9%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
29.5%
Residents above poverty level:
14.6%
Poverty by age in Bolingbrook, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bolingbrook,IL (percentage below poverty level)
11.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
30.8%15 years
7.1%16 and 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
12.1%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bolingbrook,IL (percentage below poverty level)
12.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.7%6 to 11 years
14.9%12 to 14 years
7.7%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
15.3%18 to 24 years
9.1%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
18.3%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
12.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bolingbrook,IL (% below half of poverty level)
10.0%Under 6 years
9.1%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
2.9%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bolingbrook, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bolingbrook, IL (%)
3.4%White
26.5%Black
5.3%American Indian
5.5%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
5.8%Other race
6.4%2+ races
4.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bolingbrook, IL (absolute numbers)
936White
3,617Black
40American Indian
581Asian
0Native Hawaiian
543Other race
6972+ races
951Hispanic
7.4%Below poverty level
92.6%Above poverty level
11.8%Below poverty level
88.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bolingbrook, IL
Children below poverty level:
Bolingbrook, Illinois:
14.6%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bolingbrook:
7.2%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bolingbrook:
12.0%
Illinois:
21.7%
28.4%Married-couple family
11.6%Male, no wife present
60.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.2%Worked part-time
89.8%Did not work
17.5%Both worked full-time
13.8%One full-time, other part-time
6.7%One full-time, other didn't work
5.2%Both worked part-time
23.0%One part-time, other didn't work
33.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.8%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
12.5%1990 to 1994
17.1%1980 to 1989
39.7%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
4.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.1%1999 to 2000
15.0%1995 to 1998
15.4%1990 to 1994
9.7%1980 to 1989
41.5%1970 to 1979
12.1%1960 to 1969
1.2%1950 to 1959
0.3%1940 to 1949
0.6%1939 or earlier
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