Latest news about poverty in Oxford, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.2% of Oxford, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 66.8% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 5.9% of high school graduates and 3.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 5.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.5%. For comparison, it was 8.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oxford, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oxford:
6.2%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Oxford:
3.6%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oxford:
5.8%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 15.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oxford:
14.8%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.5%
Residents above poverty level:
8.9%
Poverty by age in Oxford, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oxford,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
37.2%5 years
26.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
66.7%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
12.9%65 to 74 years
29.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oxford,MA (percentage below poverty level)
20.8%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
6.6%25 to 34 years
16.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
9.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Oxford,MA (% below half of poverty level)
15.8%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
2.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oxford, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oxford, MA (%)
4.3%White
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
84.7%2+ races
22.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oxford, MA (absolute numbers)
197White
0Asian
0Other race
2102+ races
80Hispanic
7.2%Below poverty level
92.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oxford, MA
Children below poverty level:
Oxford, Massachusetts:
11.3%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oxford:
5.9%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oxford:
3.5%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
40.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
59.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.2%Worked part-time
81.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
100.0%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
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
12.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
12.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
63.6%1950 to 1959
12.1%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
3.7%1980 to 1989
15.0%1970 to 1979
11.0%1960 to 1969
30.3%1950 to 1959
7.6%1940 to 1949
23.6%1939 or earlier
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