Latest news about poverty in Derry, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.6% of Derry, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.3% of high school graduates and 6.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.3%. For comparison, it was 15.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Derry, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Derry:
12.6%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Derry:
5.8%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Derry:
17.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 17.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Derry:
25.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.3%
Residents above poverty level:
15.6%
Poverty by age in Derry, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Derry,PA (percentage below poverty level)
14.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.8%6 to 11 years
24.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
61.5%16 and 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
13.3%25 to 34 years
9.7%35 to 44 years
6.6%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Derry,PA (percentage below poverty level)
14.3%Under 5 years
43.3%6 to 11 years
12.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
32.1%18 to 24 years
19.3%25 to 34 years
20.9%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
6.9%65 to 74 years
10.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Derry,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
15.1%6 to 11 years
6.7%12 to 17 years
15.5%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
7.3%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Derry, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Derry, PA (%)
11.7%White
26.0%Black
72.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Derry, PA (absolute numbers)
296White
7Black
252+ races
12.3%Below poverty level
87.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Derry, PA
Children below poverty level:
Derry, Pennsylvania:
21.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Derry:
10.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Derry:
6.5%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
37.7%Married-couple family
32.1%Male, no wife present
30.2%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.6%Worked part-time
82.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
47.1%One full-time, other part-time
17.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
35.3%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
11.4%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
18.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
20.0%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
1.8%1990 to 1994
7.4%1980 to 1989
7.0%1970 to 1979
6.4%1960 to 1969
11.3%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
55.4%1939 or earlier
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