Latest news about poverty in Portland, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.5% of Portland, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.0% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 10.3% of high school graduates and 62.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 32.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Portland, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Portland:
12.5%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Portland:
7.7%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Portland:
35.8%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Portland:
39.1%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
32.0%
Poverty by age in Portland, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Portland,ME (percentage below poverty level)
11.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
5.2%12 to 14 years
10.8%15 years
38.2%16 and 17 years
14.0%18 to 24 years
13.8%25 to 34 years
14.0%35 to 44 years
13.9%45 to 54 years
8.8%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
10.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Portland,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
14.5%25 to 34 years
8.3%35 to 44 years
17.2%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
16.5%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Portland,ME (% below half of poverty level)
4.7%Under 6 years
10.0%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
4.5%35 to 44 years
5.8%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Portland, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portland, ME (%)
9.6%White
37.4%Black
41.8%American Indian
12.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
2.5%Other race
21.4%2+ races
21.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portland, ME (absolute numbers)
5,011White
2,205Black
34American Indian
280Asian
0Native Hawaiian
25Other race
7932+ races
366Hispanic
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
23.9%Below poverty level
76.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Portland, ME
Children below poverty level:
Portland, Maine:
5.4%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Portland:
10.3%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Portland:
62.3%
Maine:
28.9%
35.6%Married-couple family
12.7%Male, no wife present
51.8%Female, no husband present
6.6%Worked full-time, year-round
29.3%Worked part-time
64.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.5%One full-time, other part-time
22.8%One full-time, other didn't work
1.1%Both worked part-time
32.0%One part-time, other didn't work
36.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
6.8%1990 to 1994
4.9%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
13.2%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
12.9%1940 to 1949
36.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
11.1%1980 to 1989
6.3%1970 to 1979
10.4%1960 to 1969
12.2%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
44.3%1939 or earlier
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