17.4% of Bellwood, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 18.4% of high school graduates and 27.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 83.1%. For comparison, it was 16.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bellwood, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bellwood:
17.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bellwood:
3.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bellwood:
40.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 8.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bellwood:
27.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
83.1%
Residents above poverty level:
16.8%
Poverty by age in Bellwood, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bellwood,PA (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.5%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
2.7%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
50.7%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
8.2%55 to 64 years
8.6%65 to 74 years
37.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bellwood,PA (percentage below poverty level)
13.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
69.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
27.0%25 to 34 years
34.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
18.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bellwood,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.9%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
5.2%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
14.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bellwood, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bellwood, PA (%)
17.0%White
0.0%Other race
20.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bellwood, PA (absolute numbers)
261White
0Other race
132+ races
17.0%Below poverty level
83.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bellwood, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bellwood, Pennsylvania:
15.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bellwood:
18.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bellwood:
27.1%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
67.2%Married-couple family
6.9%Male, no wife present
25.9%Female, no husband present
12.2%Worked full-time, year-round
14.4%Worked part-time
73.3%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
85.7%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
14.3%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
9.1%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
20.5%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
36.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
7.0%1970 to 1979
3.4%1960 to 1969
11.1%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
66.7%1939 or earlier
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