Latest news about poverty in Reading, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
3.5% of Reading, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 192.8% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 3.3% of high school graduates and 27.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 37.9%. For comparison, it was 7.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Reading, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Reading:
3.5%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Reading:
1.4%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Reading:
11.4%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 8.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Reading:
29.5%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
37.9%
Residents above poverty level:
7.9%
Poverty by age in Reading, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Reading,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.3%16 and 17 years
0.1%18 to 24 years
1.9%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
4.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Reading,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
5.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
2.6%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
5.2%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
14.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Reading,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.8%18 to 24 years
1.8%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
1.8%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
1.2%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Reading, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Reading, MA (%)
3.9%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
42.9%Other race
1.7%2+ races
9.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Reading, MA (absolute numbers)
815White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
92Other race
312+ races
110Hispanic
3.7%Below poverty level
96.3%Above poverty level
4.9%Below poverty level
95.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Reading, MA
Children below poverty level:
Reading, Massachusetts:
2.3%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Reading:
3.3%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Reading:
27.2%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
30.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
69.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
25.1%Worked part-time
74.9%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
57.4%Both worked part-time
13.0%One part-time, other didn't work
29.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
10.9%1970 to 1979
31.9%1960 to 1969
26.1%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
25.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
8.8%1980 to 1989
9.8%1970 to 1979
11.8%1960 to 1969
18.9%1950 to 1959
10.3%1940 to 1949
31.3%1939 or earlier
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