8.2% of Spencer, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.6% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 8.2% of high school graduates and 25.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.4% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Spencer, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Spencer:
8.2%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Spencer:
0.7%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Spencer:
32.4%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Spencer:
76.6%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Poverty by age in Spencer, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Spencer,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
4.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
42.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
54.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Spencer,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%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
4.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
17.4%65 to 74 years
24.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Spencer,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.3%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Spencer, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Spencer, MA (%)
9.7%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Spencer, MA (absolute numbers)
477White
9.2%Below poverty level
90.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Spencer, MA
Children below poverty level:
Spencer, Massachusetts:
0.0%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Spencer:
8.2%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Spencer:
25.5%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.1%Worked part-time
72.9%Did not 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
68.0%1970 to 1979
32.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.6%1999 to 2000
0.6%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
7.6%1980 to 1989
11.1%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
9.5%1950 to 1959
4.6%1940 to 1949
53.9%1939 or earlier
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