10.4% of Wampum, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 13.7% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.4% of high school graduates and 39.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.0%. For comparison, it was 10.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wampum, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wampum:
10.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wampum:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wampum:
29.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 22.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wampum:
81.0%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.0%
Residents above poverty level:
10.6%
Poverty by age in Wampum, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wampum,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%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
35.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
27.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wampum,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
4.2%18 to 24 years
17.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
28.6%45 to 54 years
13.5%55 to 64 years
23.8%65 to 74 years
12.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wampum,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
5.1%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
4.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wampum, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wampum, PA (%)
9.0%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
26.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wampum, PA (absolute numbers)
45White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
62+ races
4Hispanic
10.4%Below poverty level
89.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wampum, PA
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wampum:
10.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wampum:
39.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
75.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
25.0%Female, no husband present
13.9%Worked full-time, year-round
19.4%Worked part-time
66.7%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
9.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
9.5%1960 to 1969
33.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
47.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.1%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
3.3%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
14.1%1950 to 1959
7.6%1940 to 1949
51.1%1939 or earlier
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