Lancaster, Massachusetts (MA) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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4.8% of Lancaster, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 116.6% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Taking into account residents not living in families, 8.7% of high school graduates and 31.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.8% among disabled males and 11.3% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.8%. For comparison, it was 19.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lancaster, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Lancaster: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 10.4% |
Lancaster: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Lancaster: | 4.8% |
Massachusetts: | 13.1% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 18.4% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Lancaster: | 30.3% |
Massachusetts: | 31.3% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Lancaster: | 11.3% |
Massachusetts: | 18.0% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 15.3% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Lancaster: | 32.3% |
Massachusetts: | 32.5% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level: | 54.8% |
Residents above poverty level: | 19.0% |
Poverty by age in Lancaster, MA
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lancaster,MA (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 21.6%5 years
- 2.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 3.1%25 to 34 years
- 0.0%35 to 44 years
- 3.0%45 to 54 years
- 11.0%55 to 64 years
- 15.5%65 to 74 years
- 13.7%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lancaster,MA (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.7%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 1.1%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 21.0%18 to 24 years
- 3.4%25 to 34 years
- 0.0%35 to 44 years
- 3.2%45 to 54 years
- 9.2%55 to 64 years
- 9.1%65 to 74 years
- 19.5%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lancaster,MA (% below half of poverty level)
- 0.8%Under 5 years
- 9.9%5 years
- 1.9%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 9.1%18 to 24 years
- 1.5%25 to 34 years
- 0.0%35 to 44 years
- 2.6%45 to 54 years
- 2.2%55 to 64 years
- 8.4%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lancaster, MA
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, MA (%)
- 4.6%White
- 10.2%Black
- 0.0%Other race
- 0.0%2+ races
- 6.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, MA (absolute numbers)
- 227White
- 43Black
- 0Other race
- 02+ races
- 27Hispanic
- 4.2%Below poverty level
- 95.8%Above poverty level
- 12.2%Below poverty level
- 87.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lancaster, MA
Children below poverty level:
Lancaster, Massachusetts: | 1.5% |
State: | 11.3% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Lancaster: | 8.7% |
Massachusetts: | 15.3% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Lancaster: | 31.0% |
Massachusetts: | 37.8% |
- 47.6%Married-couple family
- 25.6%Male, no wife present
- 26.8%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 0.0%1995 to 1998
- 15.4%1990 to 1994
- 0.0%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 32.7%1960 to 1969
- 7.7%1950 to 1959
- 13.5%1940 to 1949
- 30.8%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 4.8%1999 to 2000
- 8.3%1995 to 1998
- 3.4%1990 to 1994
- 6.6%1980 to 1989
- 16.4%1970 to 1979
- 16.9%1960 to 1969
- 10.0%1950 to 1959
- 7.2%1940 to 1949
- 26.4%1939 or earlier