Shapleigh, Maine (ME) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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4.6% of Shapleigh, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 134.4% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 9.1% of high school graduates and 46.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.2% among disabled males and 18.2% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 25.9%. For comparison, it was 10.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Shapleigh, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Shapleigh: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 10.8% |
Shapleigh: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Shapleigh: | 3.2% |
Maine: | 15.6% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 23.1% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Shapleigh: | 32.0% |
Maine: | 36.5% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Shapleigh: | 18.2% |
Maine: | 21.5% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 12.8% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Shapleigh: | 38.7% |
Maine: | 34.3% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level: | 25.9% |
Residents above poverty level: | 10.0% |
Poverty by age in Shapleigh, ME
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Shapleigh,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 4.3%25 to 34 years
- 3.6%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 13.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Shapleigh,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 2.7%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 16.0%6 to 11 years
- 13.5%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 11.5%16 and 17 years
- 15.3%18 to 24 years
- 8.5%25 to 34 years
- 2.8%35 to 44 years
- 3.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 20.6%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Shapleigh,ME (% below half of poverty level)
- 2.8%Under 5 years
- 8.3%5 years
- 4.3%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 5.0%16 and 17 years
- 6.3%18 to 24 years
- 5.9%25 to 34 years
- 1.9%35 to 44 years
- 0.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 2.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Shapleigh, ME
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shapleigh, ME (%)
- 4.0%White
- 0.0%American Indian
- 100.0%Other race
- 0.0%2+ races
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shapleigh, ME (absolute numbers)
- 99White
- 0American Indian
- 12Other race
- 4.4%Below poverty level
- 95.6%Above poverty level
- 18.0%Below poverty level
- 82.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Shapleigh, ME
Children below poverty level:
Shapleigh, Maine: | 4.2% |
State: | 11.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Shapleigh: | 9.1% |
Maine: | 18.1% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Shapleigh: | 46.0% |
Maine: | 42.0% |
- 23.8%Married-couple family
- 33.3%Male, no wife present
- 42.9%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
- 22.5%1980 to 1989
- 20.0%1970 to 1979
- 10.0%1960 to 1969
- 35.0%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 12.5%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 5.2%1999 to 2000
- 8.3%1995 to 1998
- 8.7%1990 to 1994
- 29.4%1980 to 1989
- 20.6%1970 to 1979
- 11.4%1960 to 1969
- 4.1%1950 to 1959
- 1.6%1940 to 1949
- 10.8%1939 or earlier