Latest news about poverty in Sussex, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.9% of Sussex, NJ residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.6% greater than the poverty level of 9.7% across the entire state of New Jersey. 15.3% of high school graduates and 2.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 48.9%. For comparison, it was 38.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sussex, NJ
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sussex:
16.9%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sussex:
10.1%
Whole state:
4.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sussex:
21.0%
New Jersey:
16.8%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 19.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sussex:
25.0%
New Jersey:
19.6%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
48.9%
Residents above poverty level:
38.6%
Poverty by age in Sussex, NJ
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sussex,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
18.5%Under 5 years
22.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
40.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.2%25 to 34 years
26.2%35 to 44 years
24.8%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sussex,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
41.7%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
50.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
76.0%16 and 17 years
32.4%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
42.4%35 to 44 years
18.7%45 to 54 years
9.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sussex,NJ (% below half of poverty level)
15.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
22.5%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.7%25 to 34 years
26.1%35 to 44 years
11.7%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sussex, NJ
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sussex, NJ (%)
18.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
27.0%2+ races
27.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sussex, NJ (absolute numbers)
294White
14Black
0Asian
0Other race
462+ races
29Hispanic
19.7%Below poverty level
80.3%Above poverty level
4.2%Below poverty level
95.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sussex, NJ
Children below poverty level:
Sussex, New Jersey:
23.3%
State:
12.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sussex:
15.3%
New Jersey:
7.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sussex:
2.9%
New Jersey:
21.4%
32.8%Married-couple family
10.3%Male, no wife present
56.9%Female, no husband present
8.6%Worked full-time, year-round
12.1%Worked part-time
79.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
66.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
33.3%Both didn't work
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