10.4% of Wakefield-Peacedale, RI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.6% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Rhode Island. 5.4% of high school graduates and 45.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.4%. For comparison, it was 22.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield-Peacedale:
10.4%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wakefield-Peacedale:
3.4%
Whole state:
5.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wakefield-Peacedale:
17.7%
Rhode Island:
22.4%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 9.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wakefield-Peacedale:
17.0%
Rhode Island:
27.6%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.4%
Residents above poverty level:
22.4%
Poverty by age in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wakefield-Peacedale,RI (percentage below poverty level)
23.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.5%6 to 11 years
16.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
14.1%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wakefield-Peacedale,RI (percentage below poverty level)
14.3%Under 5 years
26.7%5 years
2.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
13.6%16 and 17 years
14.6%18 to 24 years
5.9%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
12.7%45 to 54 years
3.0%55 to 64 years
8.2%65 to 74 years
6.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wakefield-Peacedale,RI (% below half of poverty level)
13.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.3%12 to 17 years
7.8%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
0.9%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI (%)
6.0%White
28.6%Black
30.8%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
43.4%2+ races
27.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI (absolute numbers)
467White
82Black
115American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
3562+ races
116Hispanic
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wakefield-Peacedale, RI
Children below poverty level:
Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island:
8.7%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wakefield-Peacedale:
5.4%
Rhode Island:
8.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wakefield-Peacedale:
45.3%
Rhode Island:
26.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
56.7%Male, no wife present
43.3%Female, no husband present
13.9%Worked full-time, year-round
37.9%Worked part-time
48.2%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
17.9%1980 to 1989
21.4%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
60.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
12.8%1990 to 1994
16.7%1980 to 1989
7.9%1970 to 1979
8.7%1960 to 1969
8.0%1950 to 1959
6.4%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
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