8.6% of Helena, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 82.5% less than the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 3.8% of high school graduates and 60.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.3%. For comparison, it was 18.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Helena, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Helena:
8.6%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Helena:
1.6%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Helena:
10.9%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 33.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Helena:
43.8%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.3%
Residents above poverty level:
18.1%
Poverty by age in Helena, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Helena,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
50.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
18.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Helena,OK (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
13.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
67.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
41.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Helena,OK (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
18.2%18 to 24 years
23.1%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
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Helena, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Helena, OK (%)
7.6%White
0.0%Black
65.4%American Indian
10.2%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Helena, OK (absolute numbers)
25White
0Black
7American Indian
12+ races
9.2%Below poverty level
90.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Helena, OK
Children below poverty level:
Helena, Oklahoma:
10.0%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Helena:
3.8%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Helena:
60.0%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
16.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
83.3%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
18.2%1970 to 1979
18.2%1960 to 1969
18.2%1950 to 1959
45.5%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
10.4%1970 to 1979
15.7%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
23.1%1940 to 1949
31.3%1939 or earlier
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