Fig. 1

Dallas Poverty Rate is 21.8%

One out of every 4.6 residents of Dallas lives in poverty. Poverty Rate Disparity for Male vs Female Residents of Dallas,Texas. Female residents of Dallas, Texas are moderately(19%) more likely to live in poverty than males.

126,140 of 635,225 males in Dallas live below the poverty line.

154,559 of 649,639 females in Dallas live below the poverty line.

Houston Poverty Rate is 21.2%

Female residents of Houston, Texas are meaningfully(22%) more likely to live in poverty than males.

212,370 of 1,115,337 males in Houston live below the poverty line.

260,222 of 1,118,788 females in Houston live below the poverty line.

Fig. 2

The state of Texas poverty rate is above the national rate. One out of every 6.2 residents of Texas lives in poverty. Dallas is an expanding city and its poverty sits slightly above the national poverty percentage as seen in figure 2 below.

Fig. 3

US Poverty Rate by Age

The youth needs the community more than ever. Sadly, the group living in the most poverty are ages 0 to 6 years old. What can we do to change these statistics?

Summary

From this analysis we can see that women and children under the age of 6 years old suffer from poverty at a higher rate than other categories. In addition, black people have the highest percentage of poverty. Overall Dallas and Houston poverty rates were higher than the national poverty rates.