Latest news about poverty in Stroudsburg, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.3% of Stroudsburg, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 9.6% of high school graduates and 14.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.6%. For comparison, it was 39.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Stroudsburg, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Stroudsburg:
12.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Stroudsburg:
7.3%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Stroudsburg:
16.7%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 14.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Stroudsburg:
21.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.6%
Residents above poverty level:
39.3%
Poverty by age in Stroudsburg, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Stroudsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
42.9%12 to 14 years
56.0%18 to 24 years
1.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
14.5%65 to 74 years
19.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Stroudsburg,PA (percentage below poverty level)
31.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
70.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
55.2%18 to 24 years
27.2%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
19.4%45 to 54 years
28.8%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
7.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Stroudsburg,PA (% below half of poverty level)
15.5%Under 6 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
12.5%12 to 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
14.8%55 to 64 years
1.9%65 to 74 years
6.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Stroudsburg, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stroudsburg, PA (%)
9.8%White
35.6%Black
89.5%Asian
0.8%Other race
4.6%2+ races
5.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Stroudsburg, PA (absolute numbers)
311White
271Black
160Asian
4Other race
422+ races
62Hispanic
13.1%Below poverty level
86.9%Above poverty level
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Stroudsburg, PA
Children below poverty level:
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania:
17.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Stroudsburg:
9.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Stroudsburg:
14.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
43.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
56.7%Female, no husband present
9.7%Worked full-time, year-round
33.6%Worked part-time
56.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
51.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
48.5%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
26.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
36.8%1940 to 1949
36.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
3.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
14.2%1980 to 1989
5.9%1970 to 1979
6.6%1960 to 1969
12.6%1950 to 1959
6.6%1940 to 1949
49.4%1939 or earlier
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