7.3% of Rockledge, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.2% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. The poverty rate was 22.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 47.2%. For comparison, it was 16.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rockledge, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rockledge:
7.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rockledge:
4.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rockledge:
22.8%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 11.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rockledge:
41.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
47.2%
Residents above poverty level:
16.6%
Poverty by age in Rockledge, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rockledge,PA (percentage below poverty level)
18.1%Under 5 years
34.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
28.4%16 and 17 years
17.6%18 to 24 years
2.3%25 to 34 years
21.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rockledge,PA (percentage below poverty level)
15.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
8.2%35 to 44 years
16.1%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 very poor residents in Rockledge,PA (% below half of poverty level)
3.0%Under 6 years
19.7%6 to 11 years
8.2%12 to 17 years
10.7%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
8.3%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rockledge, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockledge, PA (%)
8.0%White
0.0%Black
7.4%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rockledge, PA (absolute numbers)
192White
0Black
172+ races
7.3%Below poverty level
92.7%Above poverty level
19.5%Below poverty level
80.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rockledge, PA
Children below poverty level:
Rockledge, Pennsylvania:
14.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rockledge:
5.8%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
61.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
39.0%Female, no husband present
26.4%Worked full-time, year-round
45.3%Worked part-time
28.3%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.5%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
23.7%1950 to 1959
13.2%1940 to 1949
39.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
3.7%1970 to 1979
8.8%1960 to 1969
18.8%1950 to 1959
15.9%1940 to 1949
42.0%1939 or earlier
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