Latest news about poverty in Lenox, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
11.1% of Lenox, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.3% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate was 18.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Lenox, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lenox:
11.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lenox:
5.2%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lenox:
18.0%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 17.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lenox:
31.3%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Poverty by age in Lenox, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lenox,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
61.9%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
42.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lenox,MA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
28.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lenox,MA (% below half of poverty level)
100.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
100.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lenox, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lenox, MA (%)
13.8%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lenox, MA (absolute numbers)
233White
13.1%Below poverty level
86.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lenox, MA
Children below poverty level:
Lenox, Massachusetts:
11.4%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lenox:
13.9%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lenox:
0.0%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.2%Worked part-time
84.8%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
58.8%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
41.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
11.8%1980 to 1989
3.2%1970 to 1979
10.9%1960 to 1969
9.6%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
55.8%1939 or earlier
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