Latest news about poverty in Wilmerding, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
27.9% of Wilmerding, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 57.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 23.4% of high school graduates and 39.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 32.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.6%. For comparison, it was 41.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wilmerding, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wilmerding:
27.9%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wilmerding:
18.1%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wilmerding:
32.8%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 20.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wilmerding:
25.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.6%
Residents above poverty level:
41.9%
Poverty by age in Wilmerding, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wilmerding,PA (percentage below poverty level)
71.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
60.0%25 to 34 years
36.0%35 to 44 years
32.0%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
33.0%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wilmerding,PA (percentage below poverty level)
53.0%Under 5 years
11.0%6 to 11 years
55.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
82.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
28.0%55 to 64 years
21.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wilmerding,PA (% below half of poverty level)
66.4%Under 6 years
12.5%6 to 11 years
50.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
19.3%25 to 34 years
24.1%35 to 44 years
10.6%45 to 54 years
7.9%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wilmerding, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wilmerding, PA (%)
24.5%White
42.1%Black
0.0%2+ races
64.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wilmerding, PA (absolute numbers)
287White
214Black
02+ races
16Hispanic
27.4%Below poverty level
72.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wilmerding, PA
Children below poverty level:
Wilmerding, Pennsylvania:
40.4%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wilmerding:
23.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wilmerding:
39.0%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
9.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
90.7%Female, no husband present
24.4%Worked full-time, year-round
28.0%Worked part-time
47.7%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.8%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
88.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
3.6%1970 to 1979
0.7%1960 to 1969
0.7%1950 to 1959
1.7%1940 to 1949
82.6%1939 or earlier
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