Latest news about poverty in Rutland, VT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.0% of Rutland, VT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.6% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Vermont. 11.2% of high school graduates and 50.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.6%. For comparison, it was 19.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rutland, VT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rutland:
15.0%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rutland:
4.9%
Whole state:
4.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rutland:
23.7%
Vermont:
19.9%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rutland:
27.8%
Vermont:
28.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.6%
Residents above poverty level:
19.5%
Poverty by age in Rutland, VT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rutland,VT (percentage below poverty level)
26.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.8%6 to 11 years
38.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
23.4%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
21.1%35 to 44 years
16.9%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
11.2%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rutland,VT (percentage below poverty level)
21.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
30.3%12 to 14 years
29.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.2%18 to 24 years
36.3%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
18.4%45 to 54 years
13.4%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
24.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rutland,VT (% below half of poverty level)
14.6%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
10.9%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
4.6%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rutland, VT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutland, VT (%)
14.3%White
17.2%Black
49.5%Asian
2.2%2+ races
17.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rutland, VT (absolute numbers)
2,021White
17Black
88Asian
172+ races
59Hispanic
14.5%Below poverty level
85.5%Above poverty level
35.2%Below poverty level
64.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rutland, VT
Children below poverty level:
Rutland, Vermont:
17.1%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rutland:
11.2%
Vermont:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rutland:
50.1%
Vermont:
31.8%
7.2%Married-couple family
24.8%Male, no wife present
68.1%Female, no husband present
4.5%Worked full-time, year-round
14.3%Worked part-time
81.2%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
59.3%Both worked part-time
40.7%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
3.1%1980 to 1989
7.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
15.1%1940 to 1949
70.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
1.4%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
8.1%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
13.4%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
43.8%1939 or earlier
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