Latest news about poverty in Brownsville, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
31.7% of Brownsville, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 27.5% of high school graduates and 52.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 62.9%. For comparison, it was 40.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brownsville, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brownsville:
31.7%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brownsville:
10.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brownsville:
50.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 20.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brownsville:
43.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
62.9%
Residents above poverty level:
40.1%
Poverty by age in Brownsville, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brownsville,PA (percentage below poverty level)
68.0%Under 5 years
44.0%5 years
45.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
21.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
20.0%25 to 34 years
13.0%35 to 44 years
28.0%45 to 54 years
55.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
42.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brownsville,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
58.1%12 to 14 years
52.2%16 and 17 years
58.1%18 to 24 years
36.8%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
23.5%45 to 54 years
65.0%55 to 64 years
3.6%65 to 74 years
26.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brownsville,PA (% below half of poverty level)
21.2%Under 6 years
15.3%6 to 11 years
3.1%12 to 17 years
21.1%18 to 24 years
12.9%25 to 34 years
6.9%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
11.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
13.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brownsville, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brownsville, PA (%)
28.0%White
41.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
100.0%Other race
65.0%2+ races
57.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brownsville, PA (absolute numbers)
517White
127Black
0American Indian
4Other race
1062+ races
14Hispanic
33.8%Below poverty level
66.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brownsville, PA
Children below poverty level:
Brownsville, Pennsylvania:
34.2%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brownsville:
27.5%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brownsville:
52.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
30.9%Married-couple family
4.8%Male, no wife present
64.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
32.0%Worked part-time
68.0%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
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
0.0%1980 to 1989
9.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
76.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.3%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
1.9%1960 to 1969
4.4%1950 to 1959
10.7%1940 to 1949
76.8%1939 or earlier
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