Latest news about poverty in Rochester, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
28.8% of Rochester, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.0% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 20.5% of high school graduates and 36.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 50.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 59.2%. For comparison, it was 33.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rochester, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rochester:
28.8%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rochester:
7.3%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rochester:
50.7%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 18.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rochester:
47.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
59.2%
Residents above poverty level:
33.5%
Poverty by age in Rochester, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rochester,PA (percentage below poverty level)
46.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
27.0%6 to 11 years
24.0%12 to 14 years
86.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
3.0%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
23.0%35 to 44 years
12.0%45 to 54 years
30.0%55 to 64 years
10.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rochester,PA (percentage below poverty level)
46.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
27.3%6 to 11 years
65.6%12 to 14 years
16.7%15 years
47.6%16 and 17 years
41.0%18 to 24 years
17.7%25 to 34 years
48.2%35 to 44 years
26.9%45 to 54 years
27.1%55 to 64 years
37.4%65 to 74 years
9.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rochester,PA (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
14.3%6 to 11 years
3.7%12 to 17 years
2.7%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
14.9%35 to 44 years
7.9%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rochester, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rochester, PA (%)
26.0%White
30.0%Black
0.0%Asian
42.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rochester, PA (absolute numbers)
671White
140Black
0Asian
1202+ races
19Hispanic
27.4%Below poverty level
72.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rochester, PA
Children below poverty level:
Rochester, Pennsylvania:
43.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rochester:
20.5%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rochester:
36.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
35.7%Married-couple family
10.1%Male, no wife present
54.3%Female, no husband present
4.1%Worked full-time, year-round
38.4%Worked part-time
57.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
14.6%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
43.8%One part-time, other didn't work
41.7%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
26.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
74.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.5%1970 to 1979
2.4%1960 to 1969
8.8%1950 to 1959
9.2%1940 to 1949
78.4%1939 or earlier
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