Latest news about poverty in Oxford, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
30.5% of Oxford, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 64.6% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 10.7% of high school graduates and 72.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 39.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.1%. For comparison, it was 2.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oxford, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oxford:
30.5%
Whole state:
10.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oxford:
39.2%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 19.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oxford:
28.7%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.1%
Residents above poverty level:
2.0%
Poverty by age in Oxford, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oxford,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
95.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oxford,ME (percentage below poverty level)
69.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
58.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oxford, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oxford, ME (%)
31.0%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oxford, ME (absolute numbers)
325White
29.8%Below poverty level
70.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oxford, ME
Children below poverty level:
Oxford, Maine:
72.4%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oxford:
10.7%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oxford:
72.9%
Maine:
28.9%
47.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
52.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
40.5%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
35.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
24.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.3%1995 to 1998
12.9%1990 to 1994
15.9%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
9.0%1960 to 1969
8.5%1950 to 1959
3.6%1940 to 1949
23.8%1939 or earlier
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