Latest news about poverty in Emmaus, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.0% of Emmaus, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 68.8% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 6.0% of high school graduates and 15.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.9%. For comparison, it was 19.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Emmaus, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Emmaus:
7.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Emmaus:
2.8%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Emmaus:
18.7%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 10.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Emmaus:
30.8%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.9%
Residents above poverty level:
19.1%
Poverty by age in Emmaus, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Emmaus,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
6.3%12 to 14 years
51.8%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
0.8%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
5.2%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
4.7%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Emmaus,PA (percentage below poverty level)
1.9%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
3.5%18 to 24 years
4.9%25 to 34 years
1.5%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
13.8%65 to 74 years
13.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Emmaus,PA (% below half of poverty level)
1.7%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
7.9%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
0.7%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
1.6%65 to 74 years
10.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Emmaus, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Emmaus, PA (%)
6.0%White
18.6%Black
55.9%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.2%2+ races
23.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Emmaus, PA (absolute numbers)
583White
93Black
97Asian
0Other race
12+ races
188Hispanic
5.7%Below poverty level
94.3%Above poverty level
29.2%Below poverty level
70.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Emmaus, PA
Children below poverty level:
Emmaus, Pennsylvania:
5.4%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Emmaus:
6.0%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Emmaus:
15.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
29.2%Married-couple family
17.9%Male, no wife present
52.8%Female, no husband present
5.6%Worked full-time, year-round
37.0%Worked part-time
57.4%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
44.9%Both worked part-time
20.3%One part-time, other didn't work
34.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.1%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
11.6%1960 to 1969
23.2%1950 to 1959
21.7%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
2.4%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
24.9%1950 to 1959
13.2%1940 to 1949
32.3%1939 or earlier
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