Southport, Maine (ME) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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6.0% of Southport, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 78.7% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 11.4% of high school graduates and 20.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.2% among disabled males and 4.3% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 14.3%. For comparison, it was 13.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Southport, 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:
| Southport: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.8% |
| Southport: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
| Southport: | 3.2% |
| Maine: | 15.6% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 20.1% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
| Southport: | 12.5% |
| Maine: | 36.5% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
| Southport: | 4.3% |
| Maine: | 21.5% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 14.5% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
| Southport: | 7.4% |
| Maine: | 34.3% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Residents below poverty level: | 14.3% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 13.5% |
Poverty by age in Southport, ME
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Southport,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 25.0%12 to 14 years
- 100.0%16 and 17 years
- 14.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 14.0%35 to 44 years
- 4.0%45 to 54 years
- 6.0%55 to 64 years
- 4.0%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Southport,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 7.0%Under 5 years
- 50.0%5 years
- 7.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 100.0%16 and 17 years
- 0.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 30.0%35 to 44 years
- 10.0%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 9.0%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Southport,ME (% below half of poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 5.6%6 to 11 years
- 15.4%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 80.0%16 and 17 years
- 10.0%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 10.6%35 to 44 years
- 4.3%45 to 54 years
- 2.1%55 to 64 years
- 1.7%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Southport, ME
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Southport, ME (%)
- 6.8%White
- 0.0%American Indian
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%2+ races
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Southport, ME (absolute numbers)
- 46White
- 6.8%Below poverty level
- 93.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Southport, ME
Children below poverty level:
| Southport, Maine: | 9.7% |
| State: | 11.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
| Southport: | 11.4% |
| Maine: | 18.1% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
| Southport: | 20.0% |
| Maine: | 42.0% |
- 85.7%Married-couple family
- 14.3%Male, no wife present
- 0.0%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
- 8.3%1980 to 1989
- 25.0%1970 to 1979
- 0.0%1960 to 1969
- 0.0%1950 to 1959
- 16.7%1940 to 1949
- 50.0%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 2.2%1999 to 2000
- 6.2%1995 to 1998
- 6.9%1990 to 1994
- 11.6%1980 to 1989
- 14.2%1970 to 1979
- 9.1%1960 to 1969
- 4.4%1950 to 1959
- 5.5%1940 to 1949
- 40.0%1939 or earlier