Latest news about poverty in Brooklyn, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.3% of Brooklyn, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.6% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. Taking into account residents not living in families, 7.7% of high school graduates and 42.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.6% among disabled males and 20.2% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.8%. For comparison, it was 23.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brooklyn, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
7.3%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brooklyn:
3.8%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Brooklyn:
6.6%
Connecticut:
10.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 15.0% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Brooklyn:
27.0%
Connecticut:
29.0%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Brooklyn:
20.2%
Connecticut:
14.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 14.3% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Brooklyn:
45.9%
Connecticut:
30.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.8%
Residents above poverty level:
23.1%
Poverty by age in Brooklyn, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brooklyn,CT (percentage below poverty level)
22.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.9%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
10.0%16 and 17 years
2.6%18 to 24 years
4.2%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brooklyn,CT (percentage below poverty level)
4.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.9%18 to 24 years
11.4%25 to 34 years
7.9%35 to 44 years
7.9%45 to 54 years
18.4%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
9.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brooklyn,CT (% below half of poverty level)
5.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
2.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
5.9%16 and 17 years
5.5%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
7.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brooklyn, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, CT (%)
9.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brooklyn, CT (absolute numbers)
543White
8Black
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brooklyn, CT
Children below poverty level:
Brooklyn, Connecticut:
8.9%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Brooklyn:
7.7%
Connecticut:
12.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Brooklyn:
42.2%
Connecticut:
32.9%
21.6%Married-couple family
7.5%Male, no wife present
70.9%Female, no husband present
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
24.6%1970 to 1979
19.3%1960 to 1969
14.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
42.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
5.6%1995 to 1998
5.5%1990 to 1994
22.6%1980 to 1989
19.7%1970 to 1979
14.1%1960 to 1969
13.5%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
12.9%1939 or earlier
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