8.2% of Bowmanstown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 44.8% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 8.2% of high school graduates and 9.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 36.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bowmanstown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bowmanstown:
8.2%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bowmanstown:
4.8%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bowmanstown:
4.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 17.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bowmanstown:
8.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
36.9%
Poverty by age in Bowmanstown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bowmanstown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
16.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
7.6%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%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 poor female residents in Bowmanstown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
6.1%16 and 17 years
11.8%18 to 24 years
15.8%25 to 34 years
12.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
21.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bowmanstown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
3.7%Under 6 years
6.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%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 Bowmanstown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowmanstown, PA (%)
7.0%White
0.0%Black
100.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bowmanstown, PA (absolute numbers)
74White
0Black
1Asian
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bowmanstown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania:
7.0%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bowmanstown:
8.2%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bowmanstown:
9.7%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
60.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
40.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
44.2%Worked part-time
55.8%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
100.0%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
12.5%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
37.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
0.8%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
14.5%1970 to 1979
16.0%1960 to 1969
10.2%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
45.3%1939 or earlier
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