7.5% of Tower City, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 58.5% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 4.0% of high school graduates and 26.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 42.1%. For comparison, it was 19.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Tower City, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Tower City:
7.5%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Tower City:
4.7%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Tower City:
10.0%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 18.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Tower City:
25.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
42.1%
Residents above poverty level:
19.9%
Poverty by age in Tower City, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Tower City,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
26.1%6 to 11 years
12.2%12 to 14 years
62.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
11.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Tower City,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.7%16 and 17 years
21.3%18 to 24 years
11.4%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.1%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
7.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Tower City,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
6.1%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Tower City, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tower City, PA (%)
7.6%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Tower City, PA (absolute numbers)
94White
6.8%Below poverty level
93.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Tower City, PA
Children below poverty level:
Tower City, Pennsylvania:
4.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Tower City:
4.0%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Tower City:
26.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
27.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
72.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
51.1%Worked part-time
48.9%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
71.4%One part-time, other didn't work
28.6%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
5.0%1960 to 1969
7.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
87.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
1.8%1980 to 1989
3.6%1970 to 1979
5.2%1960 to 1969
6.7%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
72.5%1939 or earlier
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