Latest news about poverty in Tarentum, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
19.5% of Tarentum, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 39.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 18.2% of high school graduates and 16.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.5%. For comparison, it was 21.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tarentum, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tarentum:
19.5%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tarentum:
5.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tarentum:
18.5%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 27.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tarentum:
25.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.5%
Residents above poverty level:
21.7%
Poverty by age in Tarentum, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tarentum,PA (percentage below poverty level)
40.7%Under 5 years
45.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
21.1%25 to 34 years
34.1%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
28.6%55 to 64 years
5.3%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tarentum,PA (percentage below poverty level)
6.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
57.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
20.0%55 to 64 years
14.0%65 to 74 years
50.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tarentum,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
21.8%6 to 11 years
22.3%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
11.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tarentum, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tarentum, PA (%)
21.5%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
8.7%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tarentum, PA (absolute numbers)
809White
0Black
0Other race
262+ races
20.6%Below poverty level
79.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tarentum, PA
Children below poverty level:
Tarentum, Pennsylvania:
30.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tarentum:
18.2%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tarentum:
16.5%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
0.0%Married-couple family
87.4%Male, no wife present
12.6%Female, no husband present
16.8%Worked full-time, year-round
2.2%Worked part-time
81.0%Did not 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
8.9%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
8.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
82.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.8%1970 to 1979
2.4%1960 to 1969
6.6%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
80.2%1939 or earlier
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