10.9% of Bechtelsville, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 8.3% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 8.5% of high school graduates and 11.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 16.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bechtelsville, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bechtelsville:
10.9%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bechtelsville:
7.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bechtelsville:
35.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 11.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bechtelsville:
49.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
16.9%
Poverty by age in Bechtelsville, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bechtelsville,PA (percentage below poverty level)
7.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
40.0%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
18.0%35 to 44 years
22.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
15.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bechtelsville,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
21.2%6 to 11 years
10.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.1%25 to 34 years
14.8%35 to 44 years
8.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bechtelsville,PA (% below half of poverty level)
7.9%Under 6 years
12.3%6 to 11 years
27.8%12 to 17 years
6.1%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
16.8%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bechtelsville, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bechtelsville, PA (%)
9.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
85.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bechtelsville, PA (absolute numbers)
76White
0Black
0Other race
02+ races
13Hispanic
10.0%Below poverty level
90.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bechtelsville, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania:
14.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bechtelsville:
8.5%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bechtelsville:
11.1%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
64.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
35.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.0%Worked part-time
90.0%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
33.3%One part-time, other didn't work
66.7%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
50.0%1970 to 1979
50.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.5%1990 to 1994
17.8%1980 to 1989
17.0%1970 to 1979
4.8%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
10.7%1940 to 1949
31.5%1939 or earlier
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