9.4% of Bound Brook, NJ residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.7% less than the poverty level of 9.7% across the entire state of New Jersey. 6.4% of high school graduates and 25.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.6%. For comparison, it was 49.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bound Brook, NJ
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bound Brook:
9.4%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bound Brook:
3.7%
Whole state:
4.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bound Brook:
20.6%
New Jersey:
16.8%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 7.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bound Brook:
19.1%
New Jersey:
19.6%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.6%
Residents above poverty level:
49.2%
Poverty by age in Bound Brook, NJ
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bound Brook,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
15.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
10.9%25 to 34 years
12.3%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
0.5%55 to 64 years
11.5%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bound Brook,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
17.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.4%6 to 11 years
18.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
60.9%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
9.6%25 to 34 years
16.1%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
9.6%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
30.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bound Brook,NJ (% below half of poverty level)
1.6%Under 6 years
7.2%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 17 years
9.1%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bound Brook, NJ
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bound Brook, NJ (%)
3.8%White
8.5%Black
16.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
15.0%Other race
7.7%2+ races
14.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bound Brook, NJ (absolute numbers)
150White
52Black
61American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
637Other race
1552+ races
955Hispanic
7.7%Below poverty level
92.3%Above poverty level
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bound Brook, NJ
Children below poverty level:
Bound Brook, New Jersey:
10.5%
State:
12.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bound Brook:
6.4%
New Jersey:
7.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bound Brook:
25.8%
New Jersey:
21.4%
4.1%Married-couple family
69.8%Male, no wife present
26.1%Female, no husband present
9.8%Worked full-time, year-round
37.7%Worked part-time
52.5%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%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
8.2%1980 to 1989
16.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
19.7%1950 to 1959
9.8%1940 to 1949
45.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
0.9%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
5.0%1970 to 1979
10.6%1960 to 1969
25.8%1950 to 1959
13.5%1940 to 1949
38.9%1939 or earlier
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