Latest news about poverty in Doylestown, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.1% of Doylestown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 189.2% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 3.9% of high school graduates and 27.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.4%. For comparison, it was 32.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Doylestown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Doylestown:
4.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Doylestown:
1.1%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Doylestown:
16.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 9.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Doylestown:
43.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.4%
Residents above poverty level:
32.4%
Poverty by age in Doylestown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Doylestown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
16.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
5.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Doylestown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.1%6 to 11 years
4.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
9.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Doylestown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.6%12 to 17 years
3.0%18 to 24 years
0.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
0.2%55 to 64 years
1.8%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Doylestown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Doylestown, PA (%)
3.8%White
70.1%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
4.1%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Doylestown, PA (absolute numbers)
274White
30Black
0Asian
0Other race
162+ races
3.5%Below poverty level
96.5%Above poverty level
12.1%Below poverty level
87.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Doylestown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Doylestown, Pennsylvania:
2.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Doylestown:
3.9%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Doylestown:
27.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
32.7%Worked part-time
67.3%Did not 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
27.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
45.9%1940 to 1949
27.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
10.0%1980 to 1989
9.6%1970 to 1979
17.7%1960 to 1969
15.7%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
33.7%1939 or earlier
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