Latest news about poverty in Montgomery, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.0% of Montgomery, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 18.8% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.3% of high school graduates and 26.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.6%. For comparison, it was 27.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Montgomery, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Montgomery:
10.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Montgomery:
4.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Montgomery:
18.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 16.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Montgomery:
32.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.6%
Residents above poverty level:
27.5%
Poverty by age in Montgomery, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Montgomery,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
28.6%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
17.1%45 to 54 years
17.6%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
25.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Montgomery,PA (percentage below poverty level)
9.0%Under 5 years
40.0%5 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
16.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.5%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
4.8%35 to 44 years
17.5%45 to 54 years
41.1%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
36.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Montgomery,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.1%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
20.7%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
26.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Montgomery, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Montgomery, PA (%)
8.7%White
40.3%Black
68.2%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
15.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Montgomery, PA (absolute numbers)
110White
10Black
12American Indian
0Asian
02+ races
7Hispanic
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Montgomery, PA
Children below poverty level:
Montgomery, Pennsylvania:
4.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Montgomery:
10.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Montgomery:
26.3%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
65.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
34.8%Female, no husband present
8.8%Worked full-time, year-round
22.1%Worked part-time
69.1%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
28.6%One part-time, other didn't work
71.4%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
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
100.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
0.5%1990 to 1994
1.6%1980 to 1989
2.3%1970 to 1979
1.3%1960 to 1969
8.6%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
71.8%1939 or earlier
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