5.5% of Mechanicsburg, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 115.9% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 5.3% of high school graduates and 3.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.6%. For comparison, it was 26.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mechanicsburg, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mechanicsburg:
5.5%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mechanicsburg:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mechanicsburg:
10.5%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 11.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mechanicsburg:
23.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.6%
Residents above poverty level:
26.3%
Poverty by age in Mechanicsburg, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mechanicsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
15.3%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
7.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.7%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mechanicsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
27.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
17.1%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
7.8%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mechanicsburg,PA (% below half of poverty level)
11.1%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
6.1%12 to 17 years
4.4%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
2.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mechanicsburg, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mechanicsburg, PA (%)
4.6%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
19.7%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
19.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mechanicsburg, PA (absolute numbers)
362White
0Black
0American Indian
27Asian
0Other race
02+ races
120Hispanic
5.4%Below poverty level
94.6%Above poverty level
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mechanicsburg, PA
Children below poverty level:
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania:
5.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mechanicsburg:
5.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mechanicsburg:
3.0%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
48.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
51.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.7%Worked part-time
72.3%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
50.7%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
49.3%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
53.1%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
21.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
15.8%1950 to 1959
2.9%1940 to 1949
34.6%1939 or earlier
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