Latest news about poverty in Cambridge, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.1% of Cambridge, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.9% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 3.9% of high school graduates and 81.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.1% among disabled males and 13.5% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 11.5%. For comparison, it was 9.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cambridge, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
15.1%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cambridge:
8.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Cambridge:
3.1%
Maine:
15.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 27.9% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
7.1%
Maine:
36.5%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Cambridge:
13.5%
Maine:
21.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 20.2% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Cambridge:
20.6%
Maine:
34.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
11.5%
Residents above poverty level:
9.6%
Poverty by age in Cambridge, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cambridge,ME (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.5%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 14 years
25.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
38.9%18 to 24 years
18.2%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
19.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cambridge,ME (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
18.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
16.7%16 and 17 years
17.6%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
11.4%35 to 44 years
9.4%45 to 54 years
14.3%55 to 64 years
7.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cambridge,ME (% below half of poverty level)
24.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.6%6 to 11 years
9.1%12 to 14 years
23.5%15 years
17.6%16 and 17 years
17.6%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
4.2%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 Cambridge, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, ME (%)
13.5%White
0.0%Black
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cambridge, ME (absolute numbers)
73White
13.5%Below poverty level
86.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cambridge, ME
Children below poverty level:
Cambridge, Maine:
17.8%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Cambridge:
3.9%
Maine:
18.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Cambridge:
81.8%
Maine:
42.0%
81.8%Married-couple family
9.1%Male, no wife present
9.1%Female, no husband present
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
13.0%1990 to 1994
52.2%1980 to 1989
21.7%1970 to 1979
13.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
5.0%1995 to 1998
8.1%1990 to 1994
19.9%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
9.3%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
2.5%1940 to 1949
28.0%1939 or earlier
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