32.0% of Bloomsburg, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 63.0% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 15.3% of high school graduates and 68.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 49.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.7%. For comparison, it was 37.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bloomsburg, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bloomsburg:
32.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bloomsburg:
17.9%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bloomsburg:
49.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 10.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bloomsburg:
21.2%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.7%
Residents above poverty level:
37.1%
Poverty by age in Bloomsburg, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bloomsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
30.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
26.1%6 to 11 years
24.4%12 to 14 years
22.2%16 and 17 years
73.9%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
21.5%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
17.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bloomsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
13.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
40.3%6 to 11 years
54.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
77.8%16 and 17 years
62.7%18 to 24 years
7.4%25 to 34 years
31.5%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
30.4%55 to 64 years
15.5%65 to 74 years
33.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bloomsburg,PA (% below half of poverty level)
4.5%Under 6 years
6.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
58.7%18 to 24 years
4.8%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
20.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bloomsburg, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bloomsburg, PA (%)
32.2%White
78.3%Black
68.3%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
63.0%Other race
16.6%2+ races
19.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bloomsburg, PA (absolute numbers)
2,498White
89Black
81Asian
0Native Hawaiian
225Other race
1322+ races
188Hispanic
32.5%Below poverty level
67.5%Above poverty level
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bloomsburg, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania:
28.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bloomsburg:
15.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bloomsburg:
68.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
22.6%Married-couple family
3.6%Male, no wife present
73.8%Female, no husband present
3.5%Worked full-time, year-round
33.4%Worked part-time
63.1%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
56.9%Both worked part-time
19.6%One part-time, other didn't work
23.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
21.6%1980 to 1989
6.2%1970 to 1979
6.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
52.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.4%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
5.9%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
7.8%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
51.3%1939 or earlier
Discuss Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (PA) on our hugely popular Pennsylvania forum.
