Latest news about poverty in Swampscott, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.7% of Swampscott, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.9% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 6.4% of high school graduates and 13.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.6%. For comparison, it was 16.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Swampscott, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Swampscott:
6.7%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Swampscott:
2.4%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Swampscott:
17.9%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 8.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Swampscott:
25.9%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.6%
Residents above poverty level:
16.4%
Poverty by age in Swampscott, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Swampscott,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.8%18 to 24 years
5.0%25 to 34 years
7.1%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
16.6%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Swampscott,MA (percentage below poverty level)
21.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
0.3%45 to 54 years
6.3%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
16.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Swampscott,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 17 years
3.7%18 to 24 years
3.2%25 to 34 years
2.5%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
6.2%55 to 64 years
0.8%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Swampscott, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Swampscott, MA (%)
6.1%White
36.4%Black
42.6%American Indian
16.9%Asian
59.8%Other race
0.0%2+ races
5.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Swampscott, MA (absolute numbers)
764White
137Black
28American Indian
82Asian
57Other race
02+ races
46Hispanic
5.3%Below poverty level
94.7%Above poverty level
12.2%Below poverty level
87.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Swampscott, MA
Children below poverty level:
Swampscott, Massachusetts:
5.4%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Swampscott:
6.4%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Swampscott:
13.8%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
83.2%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
16.8%Female, no husband present
16.5%Worked full-time, year-round
25.4%Worked part-time
58.2%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
42.2%One part-time, other didn't work
57.8%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
4.4%1980 to 1989
21.9%1970 to 1979
6.0%1960 to 1969
8.7%1950 to 1959
18.0%1940 to 1949
41.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
7.4%1980 to 1989
11.4%1970 to 1979
7.5%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
7.2%1940 to 1949
49.1%1939 or earlier
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