Latest news about poverty in Nazareth, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.9% of Nazareth, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.0% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.1% of high school graduates and 49.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.0%. For comparison, it was 40.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nazareth, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nazareth:
16.9%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nazareth:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nazareth:
24.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nazareth:
25.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.0%
Residents above poverty level:
40.7%
Poverty by age in Nazareth, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nazareth,PA (percentage below poverty level)
51.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.2%6 to 11 years
25.7%12 to 14 years
28.8%16 and 17 years
17.7%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
15.1%35 to 44 years
27.0%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
11.3%65 to 74 years
13.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nazareth,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
30.9%6 to 11 years
55.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
61.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
33.2%25 to 34 years
21.7%35 to 44 years
45.8%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
16.4%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nazareth,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
4.4%6 to 11 years
12.8%12 to 17 years
7.5%18 to 24 years
1.7%25 to 34 years
12.6%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nazareth, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nazareth, PA (%)
14.0%White
100.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
25.0%Asian
14.0%2+ races
55.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nazareth, PA (absolute numbers)
659White
281Black
8American Indian
35Asian
882+ races
213Hispanic
17.7%Below poverty level
82.3%Above poverty level
71.0%Below poverty level
29.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nazareth, PA
Children below poverty level:
Nazareth, Pennsylvania:
35.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nazareth:
10.1%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nazareth:
49.1%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
24.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
75.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
36.0%Worked part-time
64.0%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
40.2%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
59.8%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
23.6%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
76.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.6%1980 to 1989
3.6%1970 to 1979
9.0%1960 to 1969
12.9%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
63.5%1939 or earlier
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