33.0% of Unity, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 67.3% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 35.1% of high school graduates and 33.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 44.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 61.5%. For comparison, it was 16.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Unity, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Unity:
33.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Unity:
3.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Unity:
44.8%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 40.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Unity:
66.7%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
61.5%
Residents above poverty level:
16.4%
Poverty by age in Unity, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Unity,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
72.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
55.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Unity,ME (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
33.3%25 to 34 years
71.4%35 to 44 years
54.1%45 to 54 years
25.9%55 to 64 years
26.3%65 to 74 years
65.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Unity,ME (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
15.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Unity, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Unity, ME (%)
31.0%White
100.0%American Indian
100.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Unity, ME (absolute numbers)
87White
1American Indian
72+ races
37.0%Below poverty level
63.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Unity, ME
Children below poverty level:
Unity, Maine:
14.7%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Unity:
35.1%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Unity:
33.3%
Maine:
28.9%
16.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
83.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.0%Worked part-time
90.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
23.1%1990 to 1994
15.4%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
30.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
15.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
14.8%1990 to 1994
12.3%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
2.5%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
40.7%1939 or earlier
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