10.5% of Ellwood City, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 12.4% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 7.2% of high school graduates and 34.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.0%. For comparison, it was 20.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ellwood City, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ellwood City:
10.5%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ellwood City:
5.3%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ellwood City:
14.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 15.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ellwood City:
21.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.0%
Residents above poverty level:
20.8%
Poverty by age in Ellwood City, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ellwood City,PA (percentage below poverty level)
7.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.8%6 to 11 years
18.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
1.7%18 to 24 years
16.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.5%45 to 54 years
9.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ellwood City,PA (percentage below poverty level)
12.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
35.1%15 years
47.6%16 and 17 years
4.6%18 to 24 years
17.6%25 to 34 years
15.8%35 to 44 years
11.1%45 to 54 years
9.1%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
20.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ellwood City,PA (% below half of poverty level)
12.9%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.6%12 to 17 years
2.7%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ellwood City, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ellwood City, PA (%)
9.6%White
27.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
2.5%Other race
5.1%2+ races
0.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ellwood City, PA (absolute numbers)
678White
42Black
0American Indian
1Other race
72+ races
10.6%Below poverty level
89.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ellwood City, PA
Children below poverty level:
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania:
14.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ellwood City:
7.2%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ellwood City:
34.7%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
0.0%Married-couple family
24.0%Male, no wife present
76.0%Female, no husband present
11.7%Worked full-time, year-round
44.1%Worked part-time
44.1%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.9%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
16.5%1940 to 1949
62.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
0.3%1990 to 1994
1.1%1980 to 1989
3.4%1970 to 1979
3.8%1960 to 1969
16.2%1950 to 1959
19.5%1940 to 1949
54.0%1939 or earlier
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