Latest news about poverty in Bradford, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.3% of Bradford, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.3% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 23.3% of high school graduates and 55.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 47.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.9%. For comparison, it was 18.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bradford, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bradford:
28.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bradford:
18.1%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bradford:
47.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bradford:
37.4%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.9%
Residents above poverty level:
18.1%
Poverty by age in Bradford, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bradford,PA (percentage below poverty level)
11.2%Under 5 years
23.6%5 years
43.0%6 to 11 years
26.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
55.1%16 and 17 years
22.1%18 to 24 years
53.3%25 to 34 years
18.7%35 to 44 years
22.8%45 to 54 years
18.5%55 to 64 years
24.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bradford,PA (percentage below poverty level)
40.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
39.0%6 to 11 years
28.0%12 to 14 years
20.0%15 years
12.0%16 and 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
51.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
28.0%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
24.0%65 to 74 years
22.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bradford,PA (% below half of poverty level)
32.2%Under 6 years
36.8%6 to 11 years
18.1%12 to 17 years
20.1%18 to 24 years
37.6%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
14.5%45 to 54 years
2.4%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bradford, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bradford, PA (%)
29.0%White
67.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
10.7%Other race
22.8%2+ races
46.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bradford, PA (absolute numbers)
2,021White
16Black
0American Indian
0Asian
12Other race
912+ races
63Hispanic
28.4%Below poverty level
71.6%Above poverty level
26.6%Below poverty level
73.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bradford, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bradford, Pennsylvania:
31.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bradford:
23.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bradford:
55.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
32.6%Married-couple family
23.4%Male, no wife present
44.0%Female, no husband present
4.0%Worked full-time, year-round
16.7%Worked part-time
79.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
12.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
57.3%One part-time, other didn't work
30.2%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
2.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
10.7%1950 to 1959
9.6%1940 to 1949
77.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.9%1980 to 1989
2.0%1970 to 1979
2.9%1960 to 1969
12.4%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
68.8%1939 or earlier
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