5.1% of Downers Grove, IL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 132.0% less than the poverty level of 11.9% across the entire state of Illinois. 5.8% of high school graduates and 6.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.7%. For comparison, it was 13.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Downers Grove, IL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Downers Grove:
5.1%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Downers Grove:
3.2%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Downers Grove:
11.2%
Illinois:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 7.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Downers Grove:
16.8%
Illinois:
21.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.7%
Residents above poverty level:
13.1%
Poverty by age in Downers Grove, IL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Downers Grove,IL (percentage below poverty level)
1.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.0%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 14 years
0.9%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.1%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
5.4%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
5.1%65 to 74 years
6.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Downers Grove,IL (percentage below poverty level)
0.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
17.8%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
10.4%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
9.5%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Downers Grove,IL (% below half of poverty level)
0.8%Under 6 years
2.4%6 to 11 years
3.0%12 to 17 years
6.3%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
1.2%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Downers Grove, IL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Downers Grove, IL (%)
3.8%White
34.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
6.9%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
1.5%Other race
12.6%2+ races
11.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Downers Grove, IL (absolute numbers)
1,476White
552Black
0American Indian
202Asian
0Native Hawaiian
11Other race
4232+ races
311Hispanic
5.0%Below poverty level
95.0%Above poverty level
9.6%Below poverty level
90.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Downers Grove, IL
Children below poverty level:
Downers Grove, Illinois:
2.3%
State:
15.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Downers Grove:
5.8%
Illinois:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Downers Grove:
6.1%
Illinois:
21.7%
63.1%Married-couple family
2.6%Male, no wife present
34.2%Female, no husband present
3.2%Worked full-time, year-round
35.6%Worked part-time
61.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
1.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
22.3%One part-time, other didn't work
75.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
14.0%1980 to 1989
17.6%1970 to 1979
26.1%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
13.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
21.9%1970 to 1979
18.9%1960 to 1969
19.1%1950 to 1959
5.2%1940 to 1949
13.0%1939 or earlier
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