Latest news about poverty in Lee, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.2% of Lee, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 44.4% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 5.9% of high school graduates and 100.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.2% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Lee, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lee:
7.2%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lee:
3.0%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lee:
28.2%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 15.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lee:
79.8%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Poverty by age in Lee, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lee,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%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
2.1%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
13.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lee,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
22.1%65 to 74 years
46.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lee,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
12.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lee, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lee, MA (%)
4.0%White
100.0%Black
22.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lee, MA (absolute numbers)
53White
37Black
23Asian
5.1%Below poverty level
94.9%Above poverty level
35.6%Below poverty level
64.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lee, MA
Children below poverty level:
Lee, Massachusetts:
0.0%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lee:
5.9%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
