Latest news about poverty in Scarborough, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.1% of Scarborough, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 110.0% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 5.2% of high school graduates and 1.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 14.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Scarborough, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Scarborough:
5.1%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Scarborough:
2.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Scarborough:
17.2%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 14.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Scarborough:
53.5%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
14.8%
Poverty by age in Scarborough, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Scarborough,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
3.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
13.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Scarborough,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
28.7%6 to 11 years
6.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.7%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
4.7%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Scarborough,ME (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
7.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.3%25 to 34 years
4.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Scarborough, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Scarborough, ME (%)
2.9%White
0.0%Black
10.8%Asian
6.0%Other race
5.4%2+ races
17.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Scarborough, ME (absolute numbers)
115White
0Black
52Asian
2Other race
42+ races
13Hispanic
3.7%Below poverty level
96.3%Above poverty level
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Scarborough, ME
Children below poverty level:
Scarborough, Maine:
4.6%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Scarborough:
5.2%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Scarborough:
1.2%
Maine:
28.9%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.7%Worked part-time
84.3%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
54.3%1995 to 1998
15.2%1990 to 1994
30.4%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.9%1999 to 2000
24.9%1995 to 1998
12.7%1990 to 1994
22.0%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
5.6%1960 to 1969
5.9%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
2.8%1939 or earlier
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