Latest news about poverty in Boyertown, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.3% of Boyertown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.2% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 8.1% of high school graduates and 13.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.2%. For comparison, it was 31.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Boyertown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Boyertown:
7.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Boyertown:
2.0%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Boyertown:
18.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 15.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Boyertown:
43.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.2%
Residents above poverty level:
31.6%
Poverty by age in Boyertown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Boyertown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
3.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
9.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Boyertown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
14.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Boyertown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
4.7%Under 6 years
3.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.3%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
0.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
0.2%65 to 74 years
5.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Boyertown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Boyertown, PA (%)
7.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
4.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Boyertown, PA (absolute numbers)
262White
0Black
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
02+ races
15Hispanic
6.7%Below poverty level
93.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Boyertown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Boyertown, Pennsylvania:
2.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Boyertown:
8.1%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Boyertown:
13.7%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
44.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
56.0%Female, no husband present
5.6%Worked full-time, year-round
16.2%Worked part-time
78.2%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
23.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
76.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
3.4%1980 to 1989
3.4%1970 to 1979
10.4%1960 to 1969
15.6%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
57.4%1939 or earlier
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