Latest news about poverty in Brattleboro, VT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
26.1% of Brattleboro, VT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.0% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Vermont. 19.6% of high school graduates and 67.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.5%. For comparison, it was 18.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brattleboro, VT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brattleboro:
26.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brattleboro:
6.2%
Whole state:
4.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brattleboro:
35.5%
Vermont:
19.9%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 25.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brattleboro:
39.7%
Vermont:
28.5%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.5%
Residents above poverty level:
18.5%
Poverty by age in Brattleboro, VT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brattleboro,VT (percentage below poverty level)
14.8%Under 5 years
81.0%5 years
20.2%6 to 11 years
15.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
40.8%16 and 17 years
14.1%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
27.5%35 to 44 years
49.6%45 to 54 years
36.7%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brattleboro,VT (percentage below poverty level)
36.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
33.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
36.4%16 and 17 years
60.1%18 to 24 years
71.5%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
26.5%45 to 54 years
25.3%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
15.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brattleboro,VT (% below half of poverty level)
5.6%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
22.6%12 to 17 years
1.8%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
12.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brattleboro, VT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brattleboro, VT (%)
23.9%White
90.2%Black
23.0%Asian
51.3%2+ races
36.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brattleboro, VT (absolute numbers)
1,628White
55Black
15Asian
2102+ races
67Hispanic
25.4%Below poverty level
74.6%Above poverty level
44.1%Below poverty level
55.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brattleboro, VT
Children below poverty level:
Brattleboro, Vermont:
26.9%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brattleboro:
19.6%
Vermont:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brattleboro:
67.8%
Vermont:
31.8%
26.5%Married-couple family
13.0%Male, no wife present
60.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
37.9%Worked part-time
62.1%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
49.3%Both worked part-time
50.7%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
12.0%1980 to 1989
9.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
12.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
66.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
7.9%1980 to 1989
5.1%1970 to 1979
5.1%1960 to 1969
10.0%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
57.4%1939 or earlier
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