Latest news about poverty in Leominster, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.1% of Leominster, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.8% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 7.2% of high school graduates and 15.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.6%. For comparison, it was 23.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Leominster, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Leominster:
9.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Leominster:
3.8%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Leominster:
20.0%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Leominster:
29.7%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.6%
Residents above poverty level:
23.6%
Poverty by age in Leominster, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Leominster,MA (percentage below poverty level)
12.9%Under 5 years
15.9%5 years
24.7%6 to 11 years
14.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
19.6%16 and 17 years
11.2%18 to 24 years
3.8%25 to 34 years
13.9%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
12.6%55 to 64 years
4.4%65 to 74 years
5.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Leominster,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
21.6%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
7.3%12 to 14 years
23.8%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
14.4%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
21.2%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
11.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Leominster,MA (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
4.6%6 to 11 years
1.5%12 to 17 years
1.7%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Leominster, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Leominster, MA (%)
9.2%White
10.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
7.4%Asian
21.6%Other race
6.5%2+ races
12.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Leominster, MA (absolute numbers)
2,761White
307Black
0American Indian
99Asian
425Other race
4022+ races
773Hispanic
9.9%Below poverty level
90.1%Above poverty level
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Leominster, MA
Children below poverty level:
Leominster, Massachusetts:
11.8%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Leominster:
7.2%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Leominster:
15.9%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
41.4%Married-couple family
12.9%Male, no wife present
45.6%Female, no husband present
0.6%Worked full-time, year-round
32.3%Worked part-time
67.1%Did not work
4.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
9.7%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
43.0%One part-time, other didn't work
43.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
19.2%1980 to 1989
3.8%1970 to 1979
26.0%1960 to 1969
10.7%1950 to 1959
7.1%1940 to 1949
26.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
6.3%1990 to 1994
20.2%1980 to 1989
9.0%1970 to 1979
13.8%1960 to 1969
13.7%1950 to 1959
5.6%1940 to 1949
26.2%1939 or earlier
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