Latest news about poverty in Bethlehem, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.3% of Bethlehem, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 185.4% less than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. The poverty rate was 10.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 8.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bethlehem, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bethlehem:
6.3%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bethlehem:
2.9%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bethlehem:
10.3%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 11.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bethlehem:
20.4%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
50.0%
Residents above poverty level:
8.6%
Poverty by age in Bethlehem, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bethlehem,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.1%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
7.7%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
13.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bethlehem,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
44.8%18 to 24 years
3.5%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
10.0%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
3.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bethlehem,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
14.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bethlehem, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethlehem, WV (%)
7.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethlehem, WV (absolute numbers)
170White
6.9%Below poverty level
93.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bethlehem, WV
Children below poverty level:
Bethlehem, West Virginia:
6.2%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bethlehem:
6.2%
West Virginia:
12.8%
62.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
37.5%Female, no husband present
14.0%Worked full-time, year-round
20.0%Worked part-time
66.0%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
28.6%Both worked part-time
21.4%One part-time, other didn't work
50.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
19.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
38.1%1960 to 1969
19.0%1950 to 1959
23.8%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
3.8%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
17.8%1960 to 1969
26.7%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
15.2%1939 or earlier
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