6.0% of Boonton, NJ residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.7% less than the poverty level of 9.7% across the entire state of New Jersey. 7.6% of high school graduates and 12.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.0%. For comparison, it was 38.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Boonton, NJ
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Boonton:
6.0%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Boonton:
3.8%
Whole state:
4.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Boonton:
14.5%
New Jersey:
16.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 6.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Boonton:
17.5%
New Jersey:
19.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.0%
Residents above poverty level:
38.4%
Poverty by age in Boonton, NJ
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Boonton,NJ (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
3.6%16 and 17 years
0.6%18 to 24 years
6.4%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
8.3%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
26.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Boonton,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.8%6 to 11 years
5.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
4.5%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Boonton,NJ (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
3.7%6 to 11 years
2.7%12 to 17 years
1.0%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
0.4%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
16.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Boonton, NJ
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Boonton, NJ (%)
7.1%White
1.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
3.0%2+ races
0.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Boonton, NJ (absolute numbers)
389White
8Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
432+ races
10Hispanic
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
1.8%Below poverty level
98.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Boonton, NJ
Children below poverty level:
Boonton, New Jersey:
1.4%
State:
12.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Boonton:
7.6%
New Jersey:
7.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Boonton:
12.5%
New Jersey:
21.4%
76.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
23.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.8%Worked part-time
81.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
69.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
30.6%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
30.3%1960 to 1969
9.1%1950 to 1959
7.6%1940 to 1949
53.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
5.4%1980 to 1989
6.6%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
12.7%1950 to 1959
6.2%1940 to 1949
53.3%1939 or earlier
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