10.4% of Bessemer, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.4% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.6% of high school graduates and 17.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 44.4%. For comparison, it was 5.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bessemer, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bessemer:
10.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bessemer:
6.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bessemer:
22.0%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 17.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bessemer:
43.2%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
44.4%
Residents above poverty level:
5.9%
Poverty by age in Bessemer, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bessemer,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
38.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
19.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
13.5%45 to 54 years
28.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
9.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bessemer,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.3%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.2%18 to 24 years
16.3%25 to 34 years
16.7%35 to 44 years
22.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
9.4%65 to 74 years
3.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bessemer,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
28.9%6 to 11 years
9.8%12 to 17 years
4.9%18 to 24 years
12.6%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
9.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bessemer, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bessemer, PA (%)
9.0%White
0.0%Asian
24.2%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bessemer, PA (absolute numbers)
75White
0Asian
192+ races
10.5%Below poverty level
89.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bessemer, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bessemer, Pennsylvania:
5.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bessemer:
10.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bessemer:
17.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
73.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
26.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.9%Worked part-time
88.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
28.6%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
71.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
28.0%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
36.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
2.3%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
2.6%1980 to 1989
4.4%1970 to 1979
11.9%1960 to 1969
21.5%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
45.9%1939 or earlier
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