Latest news about poverty in Oakmont, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
4.0% of Oakmont, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 198.1% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 3.6% of high school graduates and 60.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.0%. For comparison, it was 24.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oakmont, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oakmont:
4.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Oakmont:
2.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oakmont:
16.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 10.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oakmont:
49.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.0%
Residents above poverty level:
24.2%
Poverty by age in Oakmont, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oakmont,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
3.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
1.0%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
6.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oakmont,PA (percentage below poverty level)
2.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.3%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
11.1%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Oakmont,PA (% below half of poverty level)
1.5%Under 6 years
1.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
2.0%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
1.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oakmont, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oakmont, PA (%)
4.0%White
38.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oakmont, PA (absolute numbers)
243White
14Black
4.1%Below poverty level
95.9%Above poverty level
2.6%Below poverty level
97.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oakmont, PA
Children below poverty level:
Oakmont, Pennsylvania:
1.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oakmont:
3.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oakmont:
60.7%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
46.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
53.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.8%Worked part-time
81.2%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
5.3%1990 to 1994
14.7%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
7.4%1960 to 1969
21.1%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
43.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
12.7%1980 to 1989
2.5%1970 to 1979
9.4%1960 to 1969
13.6%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
42.8%1939 or earlier
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