17.9% of Mount Carmel, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.9% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.3% of high school graduates and 56.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.4%. For comparison, it was 21.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Carmel, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Carmel:
17.9%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Carmel:
8.0%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Carmel:
23.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 21.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Carmel:
29.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.4%
Residents above poverty level:
21.5%
Poverty by age in Mount Carmel, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Carmel,PA (percentage below poverty level)
37.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
24.9%6 to 11 years
33.8%12 to 14 years
18.4%16 and 17 years
8.8%18 to 24 years
3.3%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
21.8%45 to 54 years
5.3%55 to 64 years
12.3%65 to 74 years
31.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Carmel,PA (percentage below poverty level)
14.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.4%6 to 11 years
57.1%12 to 14 years
66.7%15 years
29.8%16 and 17 years
39.5%18 to 24 years
36.0%25 to 34 years
13.1%35 to 44 years
33.2%45 to 54 years
22.9%55 to 64 years
12.5%65 to 74 years
35.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Carmel,PA (% below half of poverty level)
25.6%Under 6 years
9.4%6 to 11 years
17.0%12 to 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
8.7%25 to 34 years
8.2%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
2.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Carmel, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Carmel, PA (%)
20.9%White
9.9%Black
0.0%Asian
6.6%Other race
29.2%2+ races
6.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Carmel, PA (absolute numbers)
1,078White
11Black
0Asian
4Other race
1142+ races
15Hispanic
21.0%Below poverty level
79.0%Above poverty level
8.2%Below poverty level
91.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Carmel, PA
Children below poverty level:
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania:
24.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Carmel:
10.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Carmel:
56.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
29.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
71.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
12.6%Worked part-time
87.4%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
2.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
1.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
18.1%1940 to 1949
78.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.5%1990 to 1994
2.1%1980 to 1989
2.8%1970 to 1979
2.4%1960 to 1969
4.4%1950 to 1959
13.5%1940 to 1949
74.1%1939 or earlier
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