Latest news about poverty in Reading, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
11.6% of Reading, OH residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.1% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Ohio. 7.7% of high school graduates and 29.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 74.8%. For comparison, it was 21.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Reading, OH
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Reading:
11.6%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Reading:
4.5%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Reading:
24.2%
Ohio:
23.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Reading:
25.8%
Ohio:
24.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
74.8%
Residents above poverty level:
21.5%
Poverty by age in Reading, OH
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Reading,OH (percentage below poverty level)
19.6%Under 5 years
73.0%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
25.0%15 years
19.8%16 and 17 years
29.3%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
19.6%45 to 54 years
13.2%55 to 64 years
11.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Reading,OH (percentage below poverty level)
14.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
1.1%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
19.6%45 to 54 years
13.3%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Reading,OH (% below half of poverty level)
12.5%Under 6 years
7.1%6 to 11 years
0.3%12 to 17 years
1.0%18 to 24 years
6.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
11.2%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Reading, OH
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Reading, OH (%)
10.7%White
7.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
92.7%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.5%Other race
21.5%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Reading, OH (absolute numbers)
911White
54Black
0American Indian
208Asian
0Native Hawaiian
1Other race
1172+ races
12.2%Below poverty level
87.8%Above poverty level
8.4%Below poverty level
91.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Reading, OH
Children below poverty level:
Reading, Ohio:
13.7%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Reading:
7.7%
Ohio:
9.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Reading:
29.4%
Ohio:
28.5%
31.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
68.4%Female, no husband present
2.4%Worked full-time, year-round
36.5%Worked part-time
61.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
69.2%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
30.8%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
0.0%1990 to 1994
11.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
11.0%1960 to 1969
50.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
27.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
5.8%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
40.1%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
22.0%1939 or earlier
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