Latest news about poverty in Somerset, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
3.7% of Somerset, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 178.9% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 3.0% of high school graduates and 17.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 14.3%. For comparison, it was 9.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Somerset, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Somerset:
3.7%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Somerset:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Somerset:
10.9%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 12.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Somerset:
38.9%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
14.3%
Residents above poverty level:
9.9%
Poverty by age in Somerset, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Somerset,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.1%6 to 11 years
7.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
3.3%16 and 17 years
0.2%18 to 24 years
0.3%25 to 34 years
1.0%35 to 44 years
0.9%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
1.7%65 to 74 years
13.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Somerset,MA (percentage below poverty level)
3.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.9%6 to 11 years
12.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
3.5%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
3.2%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Somerset,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.8%Under 6 years
0.7%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 17 years
0.1%18 to 24 years
2.6%25 to 34 years
0.5%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
0.4%65 to 74 years
0.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Somerset, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Somerset, MA (%)
4.1%White
2.0%Black
2.7%Asian
49.0%Other race
2.8%2+ races
1.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Somerset, MA (absolute numbers)
677White
1Black
5Asian
5Other race
222+ races
3.5%Below poverty level
96.5%Above poverty level
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Somerset, MA
Children below poverty level:
Somerset, Massachusetts:
2.7%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Somerset:
3.0%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Somerset:
17.3%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
58.8%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
41.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.9%Worked part-time
84.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
20.5%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
29.5%One part-time, other didn't work
50.0%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
19.3%1970 to 1979
17.5%1960 to 1969
24.7%1950 to 1959
16.3%1940 to 1949
22.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
6.0%1980 to 1989
14.8%1970 to 1979
26.9%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
18.5%1939 or earlier
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