13.4% of Pen Argyl, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.1% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 11.0% of high school graduates and 26.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.6%. For comparison, it was 19.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pen Argyl, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pen Argyl:
13.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pen Argyl:
6.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pen Argyl:
26.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pen Argyl:
22.8%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.6%
Residents above poverty level:
19.3%
Poverty by age in Pen Argyl, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pen Argyl,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
28.6%6 to 11 years
15.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
18.5%25 to 34 years
2.9%35 to 44 years
5.7%45 to 54 years
8.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
23.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pen Argyl,PA (percentage below poverty level)
60.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
34.0%6 to 11 years
24.0%12 to 14 years
57.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
38.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
31.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pen Argyl,PA (% below half of poverty level)
10.2%Under 6 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
17.3%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
26.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pen Argyl, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pen Argyl, PA (%)
11.4%White
90.7%Black
57.5%Other race
0.0%2+ races
34.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pen Argyl, PA (absolute numbers)
341White
86Black
46Other race
02+ races
121Hispanic
16.7%Below poverty level
83.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pen Argyl, PA
Children below poverty level:
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania:
29.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pen Argyl:
11.0%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pen Argyl:
26.3%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
22.1%Married-couple family
21.2%Male, no wife present
56.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.4%Worked part-time
88.6%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
60.9%One part-time, other didn't work
39.1%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
10.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
90.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
1.8%1990 to 1994
7.5%1980 to 1989
3.0%1970 to 1979
6.3%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
6.6%1940 to 1949
62.1%1939 or earlier
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