Latest news about poverty in Montpelier, VT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.4% of Montpelier, VT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.4% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Vermont. 5.9% of high school graduates and 24.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 23.1%. For comparison, it was 23.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Montpelier, VT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Montpelier:
6.4%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Montpelier:
3.1%
Whole state:
4.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Montpelier:
17.0%
Vermont:
19.9%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Montpelier:
32.4%
Vermont:
28.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
23.1%
Residents above poverty level:
23.7%
Poverty by age in Montpelier, VT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Montpelier,VT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
6.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.0%16 and 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
2.0%45 to 54 years
9.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Montpelier,VT (percentage below poverty level)
22.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
22.6%15 years
3.3%16 and 17 years
1.0%18 to 24 years
11.5%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
8.9%55 to 64 years
9.7%65 to 74 years
6.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Montpelier,VT (% below half of poverty level)
11.6%Under 6 years
2.5%6 to 11 years
7.5%12 to 17 years
9.7%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
1.4%35 to 44 years
0.6%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Montpelier, VT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Montpelier, VT (%)
5.6%White
0.0%Black
3.5%Asian
19.9%Other race
15.5%2+ races
12.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Montpelier, VT (absolute numbers)
396White
0Black
6Asian
8Other race
922+ races
32Hispanic
6.1%Below poverty level
93.9%Above poverty level
13.1%Below poverty level
86.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Montpelier, VT
Children below poverty level:
Montpelier, Vermont:
3.6%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Montpelier:
5.9%
Vermont:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Montpelier:
24.1%
Vermont:
31.8%
11.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
88.4%Female, no husband present
4.6%Worked full-time, year-round
44.0%Worked part-time
51.5%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
0.0%1990 to 1994
37.3%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
52.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
14.5%1980 to 1989
9.7%1970 to 1979
12.5%1960 to 1969
10.6%1950 to 1959
4.4%1940 to 1949
44.4%1939 or earlier
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