Latest news about poverty in Beaver, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.4% of Beaver, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 117.9% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 4.6% of high school graduates and 44.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 23.8%. For comparison, it was 12.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Beaver, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Beaver:
5.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Beaver:
1.7%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Beaver:
14.8%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 12.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Beaver:
38.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
23.8%
Residents above poverty level:
12.6%
Poverty by age in Beaver, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Beaver,PA (percentage below poverty level)
6.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.2%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
16.1%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
12.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Beaver,PA (percentage below poverty level)
16.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
0.4%45 to 54 years
1.1%55 to 64 years
14.3%65 to 74 years
11.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Beaver,PA (% 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
5.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Beaver, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaver, PA (%)
3.8%White
24.5%Black
62.0%Asian
7.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaver, PA (absolute numbers)
153White
17Black
39Asian
122+ races
4.8%Below poverty level
95.2%Above poverty level
19.0%Below poverty level
81.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Beaver, PA
Children below poverty level:
Beaver, Pennsylvania:
3.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Beaver:
4.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Beaver:
44.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
47.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
52.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.7%Worked part-time
66.3%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
0.0%Both worked part-time
55.6%One part-time, other didn't work
44.4%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
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
100.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
2.6%1960 to 1969
11.1%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
68.3%1939 or earlier
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