25.1% of Mount Sterling, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 16.9% of high school graduates and 50.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 43.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 89.9%. For comparison, it was 34.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Sterling, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
25.1%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Sterling:
7.6%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Sterling:
43.5%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Sterling:
42.3%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
89.9%
Residents above poverty level:
34.5%
Poverty by age in Mount Sterling, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Sterling,KY (percentage below poverty level)
79.1%Under 5 years
45.3%5 years
48.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
67.3%16 and 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
24.3%25 to 34 years
5.5%35 to 44 years
15.7%45 to 54 years
12.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Sterling,KY (percentage below poverty level)
76.9%Under 5 years
32.5%5 years
12.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.7%18 to 24 years
62.4%25 to 34 years
24.5%35 to 44 years
19.4%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
45.4%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Sterling,KY (% below half of poverty level)
15.1%Under 6 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
9.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
27.1%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Sterling, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, KY (%)
24.8%White
54.9%Black
0.9%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Sterling, KY (absolute numbers)
1,682White
154Black
25.7%Below poverty level
74.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Sterling, KY
Children below poverty level:
Mount Sterling, Kentucky:
40.0%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Sterling:
16.9%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Sterling:
50.2%
Kentucky:
33.5%
19.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
80.6%Female, no husband present
8.8%Worked full-time, year-round
24.4%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
25.6%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
27.9%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
46.5%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
9.9%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
37.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
39.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.4%1999 to 2000
5.9%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
10.7%1980 to 1989
18.6%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
12.7%1950 to 1959
10.9%1940 to 1949
26.6%1939 or earlier
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