Sweden, Maine (ME) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
Recent posts about poverty in Sweden, Maine on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users:
Are Mainers Buttercups? (60 replies) | |
Influx of Refugees Into Maine (79 replies) | |
Moving to Aroostook County? (47 replies) | |
What's with this mentality against people who move here? (91 replies) | |
Western Maine: Dog socialization/play question (8 replies) | |
would i like caribou (36 replies) |
23.4% of Sweden, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.0% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 37.5% of high school graduates and 100.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The renting rate among poor residents was 23.1%. For comparison, it was 7.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sweden, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Sweden: | 23.4% |
Whole state: | 10.8% |
Sweden: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Sweden: | 25.0% |
Maine: | 15.6% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 19.8% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Sweden: | 32.0% |
Maine: | 36.5% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level: | 23.1% |
Residents above poverty level: | 7.4% |
Poverty by age in Sweden, ME
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sweden,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 20.0%Under 5 years
- 40.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 27.3%25 to 34 years
- 16.0%35 to 44 years
- 18.2%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 12.9%65 to 74 years
- 62.5%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sweden,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 29.4%6 to 11 years
- 33.3%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 40.0%25 to 34 years
- 20.0%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 11.5%55 to 64 years
- 27.3%65 to 74 years
- 83.3%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sweden,ME (% below half of poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 15.8%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
- 4.3%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 27.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sweden, ME
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sweden, ME (%)
- 19.3%White
- 0.0%Asian
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sweden, ME (absolute numbers)
- 60White
- 19.8%Below poverty level
- 80.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sweden, ME
Children below poverty level:
Sweden, Maine: | 21.9% |
State: | 11.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Sweden: | 37.5% |
Maine: | 18.1% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Sweden: | 100.0% |
Maine: | 42.0% |
- 66.7%Married-couple family
- 22.2%Male, no wife present
- 11.1%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 10.0%1999 to 2000
- 0.0%1995 to 1998
- 20.0%1990 to 1994
- 15.0%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 15.0%1960 to 1969
- 0.0%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 40.0%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 2.3%1999 to 2000
- 4.6%1995 to 1998
- 8.0%1990 to 1994
- 42.5%1980 to 1989
- 18.4%1970 to 1979
- 6.9%1960 to 1969
- 4.6%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 12.6%1939 or earlier