11.0% of Great Bend, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 7.5% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 9.4% of high school graduates and 36.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 36.8%. For comparison, it was 22.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Great Bend, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Great Bend:
11.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Great Bend:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Great Bend:
24.4%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 21.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Great Bend:
56.8%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
36.8%
Residents above poverty level:
22.9%
Poverty by age in Great Bend, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Great Bend,PA (percentage below poverty level)
44.4%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%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
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
29.3%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
18.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Great Bend,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
3.8%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
11.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
28.3%65 to 74 years
39.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Great Bend,PA (% below half of poverty level)
35.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
3.9%18 to 24 years
7.5%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
5.3%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
8.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Great Bend, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Bend, PA (%)
11.2%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
33.5%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Bend, PA (absolute numbers)
68White
0Black
0Asian
0Other race
102+ races
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
6.5%Below poverty level
93.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Great Bend, PA
Children below poverty level:
Great Bend, Pennsylvania:
3.0%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Great Bend:
9.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Great Bend:
36.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
85.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
15.0%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
13.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
86.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
15.4%1995 to 1998
15.4%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
69.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
1.2%1995 to 1998
7.0%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
6.4%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
8.2%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
53.8%1939 or earlier
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