Latest news about poverty in Lansdale, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.3% of Lansdale, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.6% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 7.0% of high school graduates and 8.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.8%. For comparison, it was 30.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lansdale, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lansdale:
8.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lansdale:
3.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lansdale:
14.9%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 10.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lansdale:
20.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.8%
Residents above poverty level:
30.5%
Poverty by age in Lansdale, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lansdale,PA (percentage below poverty level)
3.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.5%6 to 11 years
8.7%12 to 14 years
15.5%15 years
45.8%16 and 17 years
11.6%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
11.4%65 to 74 years
7.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lansdale,PA (percentage below poverty level)
5.1%Under 5 years
23.7%5 years
15.3%6 to 11 years
3.8%12 to 14 years
11.2%15 years
4.6%16 and 17 years
9.1%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
8.9%45 to 54 years
19.8%55 to 64 years
5.1%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lansdale,PA (% below half of poverty level)
2.1%Under 6 years
5.1%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 17 years
3.7%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
4.7%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lansdale, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lansdale, PA (%)
8.2%White
7.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
8.1%Asian
24.1%Other race
12.1%2+ races
23.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lansdale, PA (absolute numbers)
1,044White
92Black
0American Indian
237Asian
126Other race
1182+ races
271Hispanic
8.5%Below poverty level
91.5%Above poverty level
10.8%Below poverty level
89.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lansdale, PA
Children below poverty level:
Lansdale, Pennsylvania:
10.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lansdale:
7.0%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lansdale:
8.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
61.7%Married-couple family
5.8%Male, no wife present
32.5%Female, no husband present
1.8%Worked full-time, year-round
36.7%Worked part-time
61.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
17.3%One full-time, other didn't work
40.9%Both worked part-time
16.5%One part-time, other didn't work
25.2%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
9.6%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
21.7%1960 to 1969
10.4%1950 to 1959
18.3%1940 to 1949
40.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.9%1990 to 1994
3.6%1980 to 1989
4.9%1970 to 1979
22.8%1960 to 1969
22.8%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
36.0%1939 or earlier
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