8.9% of Kittery, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.7% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. The poverty rate was 5.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.0%. For comparison, it was 48.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kittery, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kittery:
8.9%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kittery:
6.0%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kittery:
5.4%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 21.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kittery:
15.1%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.0%
Residents above poverty level:
48.8%
Poverty by age in Kittery, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kittery,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.2%6 to 11 years
28.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
58.0%18 to 24 years
7.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
15.0%45 to 54 years
13.2%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kittery,ME (percentage below poverty level)
70.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
12.2%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kittery,ME (% below half of poverty level)
21.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
37.1%18 to 24 years
5.5%25 to 34 years
2.1%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
10.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kittery, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kittery, ME (%)
5.2%White
36.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
12.7%Asian
28.0%Other race
56.7%2+ races
37.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kittery, ME (absolute numbers)
230White
79Black
0American Indian
13Asian
15Other race
1622+ races
60Hispanic
7.6%Below poverty level
92.4%Above poverty level
48.9%Below poverty level
51.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kittery, ME
Children below poverty level:
Kittery, Maine:
14.6%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kittery:
6.0%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kittery:
0.0%
Maine:
28.9%
91.5%Married-couple family
8.5%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
38.2%Worked part-time
61.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
10.3%One full-time, other didn't work
6.0%Both worked part-time
83.6%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
33.3%1970 to 1979
29.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
37.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.8%1990 to 1994
0.8%1980 to 1989
2.3%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
44.2%1939 or earlier
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