9.7% of Cressona, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.4% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 6.7% of high school graduates and 19.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.3%. For comparison, it was 14.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cressona, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cressona:
9.7%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cressona:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cressona:
14.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cressona:
25.0%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.3%
Residents above poverty level:
14.6%
Poverty by age in Cressona, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cressona,PA (percentage below poverty level)
36.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
1.5%35 to 44 years
14.1%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 Cressona,PA (percentage below poverty level)
6.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 14 years
38.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
21.7%18 to 24 years
10.8%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
20.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cressona,PA (% below half of poverty level)
18.1%Under 6 years
6.9%6 to 11 years
10.5%12 to 17 years
20.0%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cressona, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cressona, PA (%)
10.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cressona, PA (absolute numbers)
118White
8.9%Below poverty level
91.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cressona, PA
Children below poverty level:
Cressona, Pennsylvania:
11.7%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cressona:
6.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cressona:
19.7%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
0.0%Married-couple family
11.8%Male, no wife present
88.2%Female, no husband present
13.0%Worked full-time, year-round
59.3%Worked part-time
27.8%Did not 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
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
75.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
0.2%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
7.5%1970 to 1979
5.1%1960 to 1969
11.6%1950 to 1959
9.2%1940 to 1949
59.1%1939 or earlier
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