Latest news about poverty in Maplewood, MO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.7% of Maplewood, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.8% less than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 8.2% of high school graduates and 62.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.2%. For comparison, it was 33.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Maplewood, MO
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Maplewood:
10.7%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Maplewood:
4.7%
Whole state:
6.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Maplewood:
29.2%
Missouri:
23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 6.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Maplewood:
22.2%
Missouri:
26.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.2%
Residents above poverty level:
33.8%
Poverty by age in Maplewood, MO
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Maplewood,MO (percentage below poverty level)
44.3%Under 5 years
11.0%5 years
15.6%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
3.3%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
12.7%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
19.1%55 to 64 years
26.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Maplewood,MO (percentage below poverty level)
18.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.3%6 to 11 years
1.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.9%18 to 24 years
10.9%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
22.0%65 to 74 years
24.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Maplewood,MO (% below half of poverty level)
8.8%Under 6 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.4%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
5.3%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
12.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Maplewood, MO
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Maplewood, MO (%)
6.8%White
36.6%Black
13.4%Asian
0.0%Other race
14.0%2+ races
45.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Maplewood, MO (absolute numbers)
389White
321Black
49Asian
0Other race
1622+ races
121Hispanic
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
19.3%Below poverty level
80.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Maplewood, MO
Children below poverty level:
Maplewood, Missouri:
16.0%
State:
16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Maplewood:
8.2%
Missouri:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Maplewood:
62.7%
Missouri:
27.1%
22.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
77.2%Female, no husband present
7.3%Worked full-time, year-round
14.6%Worked part-time
78.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
22.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
69.8%One part-time, other didn't work
7.5%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
6.8%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
3.4%1950 to 1959
23.9%1940 to 1949
56.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.3%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.2%1970 to 1979
2.4%1960 to 1969
10.9%1950 to 1959
14.7%1940 to 1949
71.6%1939 or earlier
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