22.4% of Fairfield, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.3% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 15.1% of high school graduates and 30.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.6%. For comparison, it was 18.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairfield, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfield:
22.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfield:
19.9%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairfield:
12.7%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 20.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairfield:
10.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.6%
Residents above poverty level:
18.3%
Poverty by age in Fairfield, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairfield,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
95.0%15 years
21.6%16 and 17 years
44.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
19.1%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
12.1%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairfield,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
84.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
73.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.8%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
16.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairfield,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
43.7%12 to 17 years
37.3%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
36.2%35 to 44 years
22.3%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
2.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairfield, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, PA (%)
26.4%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, PA (absolute numbers)
171White
24.4%Below poverty level
75.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairfield, PA
Children below poverty level:
Fairfield, Pennsylvania:
25.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairfield:
15.1%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fairfield:
30.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
85.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
14.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
73.1%One part-time, other didn't work
26.9%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
33.3%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
33.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
12.8%1980 to 1989
6.1%1970 to 1979
9.5%1960 to 1969
11.5%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
40.5%1939 or earlier
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