Latest news about poverty in Ionia, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.4% of Ionia, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 18.5% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 14.2% of high school graduates and 13.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.8%. For comparison, it was 18.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ionia, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ionia:
16.4%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ionia:
9.7%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ionia:
15.6%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ionia:
11.6%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.8%
Residents above poverty level:
18.7%
Poverty by age in Ionia, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ionia,MI (percentage below poverty level)
18.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
33.3%12 to 14 years
27.1%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
15.1%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
22.8%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
15.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ionia,MI (percentage below poverty level)
24.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
18.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
67.4%15 years
48.0%16 and 17 years
25.8%18 to 24 years
44.5%25 to 34 years
19.3%35 to 44 years
6.9%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
32.2%65 to 74 years
7.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ionia,MI (% below half of poverty level)
17.6%Under 6 years
17.2%6 to 11 years
15.7%12 to 17 years
10.8%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
14.5%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ionia, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ionia, MI (%)
19.0%White
61.4%Black
0.0%Other race
14.9%2+ races
8.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ionia, MI (absolute numbers)
1,539White
137Black
0Other race
1522+ races
119Hispanic
18.7%Below poverty level
81.3%Above poverty level
1.6%Below poverty level
98.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ionia, MI
Children below poverty level:
Ionia, Michigan:
17.6%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ionia:
14.2%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ionia:
13.7%
Michigan:
27.1%
34.0%Married-couple family
2.5%Male, no wife present
63.5%Female, no husband present
3.8%Worked full-time, year-round
38.5%Worked part-time
57.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
47.1%One full-time, other didn't work
35.3%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
17.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
16.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
7.8%1970 to 1979
5.2%1960 to 1969
7.8%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
55.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
0.9%1990 to 1994
1.9%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
6.1%1960 to 1969
11.3%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
59.0%1939 or earlier
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