Plainfield, Connecticut (CT) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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Latest news about poverty in Plainfield, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.7% of Plainfield, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.4% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. Taking into account residents not living in families, 10.4% of high school graduates and 34.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 7.7% among disabled males and 12.1% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 57.8%. For comparison, it was 29.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Plainfield, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Plainfield: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.8% |
| Plainfield: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
| Plainfield: | 7.7% |
| Connecticut: | 10.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 19.2% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
| Plainfield: | 31.8% |
| Connecticut: | 29.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
| Plainfield: | 12.1% |
| Connecticut: | 14.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 19.9% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
| Plainfield: | 29.4% |
| Connecticut: | 30.6% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Residents below poverty level: | 57.8% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 29.4% |
Poverty by age in Plainfield, CT
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Plainfield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 10.6%Under 5 years
- 8.8%5 years
- 9.4%6 to 11 years
- 6.1%12 to 14 years
- 4.1%15 years
- 17.9%16 and 17 years
- 8.2%18 to 24 years
- 2.0%25 to 34 years
- 7.3%35 to 44 years
- 4.9%45 to 54 years
- 1.6%55 to 64 years
- 8.4%65 to 74 years
- 2.8%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Plainfield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 17.5%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 10.3%6 to 11 years
- 10.2%12 to 14 years
- 14.7%15 years
- 18.3%16 and 17 years
- 14.7%18 to 24 years
- 9.7%25 to 34 years
- 9.9%35 to 44 years
- 7.8%45 to 54 years
- 17.9%55 to 64 years
- 4.7%65 to 74 years
- 11.6%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Plainfield,CT (% below half of poverty level)
- 7.9%Under 5 years
- 2.3%5 years
- 4.3%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 12.1%16 and 17 years
- 8.9%18 to 24 years
- 2.5%25 to 34 years
- 1.8%35 to 44 years
- 1.9%45 to 54 years
- 1.9%55 to 64 years
- 0.7%65 to 74 years
- 3.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Plainfield, CT
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plainfield, CT (%)
- 10.5%White
- 0.0%Black
- 0.0%American Indian
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%Native Hawaiian
- 9.1%Other race
- 33.3%2+ races
- 3.6%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plainfield, CT (absolute numbers)
- 1,347White
- 0Black
- 0American Indian
- 0Asian
- 0Native Hawaiian
- 25Other race
- 5662+ races
- 29Hispanic
- 9.9%Below poverty level
- 90.1%Above poverty level
- 11.4%Below poverty level
- 88.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Plainfield, CT
Children below poverty level:
| Plainfield, Connecticut: | 11.8% |
| State: | 12.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
| Plainfield: | 10.4% |
| Connecticut: | 12.7% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
| Plainfield: | 34.7% |
| Connecticut: | 32.9% |
- 11.6%Married-couple family
- 5.9%Male, no wife present
- 82.5%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 0.0%1995 to 1998
- 0.0%1990 to 1994
- 9.0%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 27.1%1960 to 1969
- 23.2%1950 to 1959
- 5.8%1940 to 1949
- 34.8%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 1.1%1999 to 2000
- 6.4%1995 to 1998
- 4.4%1990 to 1994
- 17.7%1980 to 1989
- 14.3%1970 to 1979
- 16.1%1960 to 1969
- 9.7%1950 to 1959
- 5.6%1940 to 1949
- 24.7%1939 or earlier