Latest news about poverty in Plum, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
3.2% of Plum, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 270.6% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 3.6% of high school graduates and 6.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 29.6%. For comparison, it was 9.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Plum, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Plum:
3.2%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Plum:
1.3%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Plum:
6.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Plum:
19.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
29.6%
Residents above poverty level:
9.0%
Poverty by age in Plum, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Plum,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.7%12 to 14 years
8.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.3%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
0.9%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
0.6%55 to 64 years
10.5%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Plum,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
5.7%15 years
1.2%16 and 17 years
0.5%18 to 24 years
6.2%25 to 34 years
1.2%35 to 44 years
1.0%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
12.6%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Plum,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
3.4%6 to 11 years
1.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
0.4%55 to 64 years
0.7%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Plum, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plum, PA (%)
2.8%White
1.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
4.8%Asian
62.6%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Plum, PA (absolute numbers)
680White
18Black
0American Indian
14Asian
142Other race
3.2%Below poverty level
96.8%Above poverty level
7.3%Below poverty level
92.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Plum, PA
Children below poverty level:
Plum, Pennsylvania:
1.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Plum:
3.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Plum:
6.3%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
61.8%Married-couple family
2.5%Male, no wife present
35.7%Female, no husband present
4.5%Worked full-time, year-round
29.9%Worked part-time
65.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
8.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
91.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.5%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
9.3%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
24.4%1960 to 1969
23.3%1950 to 1959
2.0%1940 to 1949
22.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
6.5%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
11.5%1980 to 1989
19.4%1970 to 1979
30.4%1960 to 1969
13.5%1950 to 1959
3.8%1940 to 1949
8.3%1939 or earlier
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