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8.1% of Ambler, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 46.4% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 6.0% of high school graduates and 16.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.8%. For comparison, it was 38.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ambler, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ambler:
8.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ambler:
6.0%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ambler:
17.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 6.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ambler:
15.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.8%
Residents above poverty level:
38.9%
Poverty by age in Ambler, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ambler,PA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.8%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
9.8%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
17.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ambler,PA (percentage below poverty level)
6.1%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
43.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
43.5%18 to 24 years
2.0%25 to 34 years
1.8%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
21.2%55 to 64 years
16.3%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ambler,PA (% below half of poverty level)
4.0%Under 6 years
7.9%6 to 11 years
10.8%12 to 17 years
23.3%18 to 24 years
0.9%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
0.3%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
10.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ambler, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ambler, PA (%)
8.8%White
7.3%Black
31.6%American Indian
18.3%Asian
2.5%Other race
2.5%2+ races
4.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ambler, PA (absolute numbers)
394White
76Black
18American Indian
51Asian
8Other race
72+ races
22Hispanic
8.5%Below poverty level
91.5%Above poverty level
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ambler, PA
Children below poverty level:
Ambler, Pennsylvania:
8.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ambler:
6.0%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ambler:
16.5%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
31.2%Married-couple family
27.1%Male, no wife present
41.7%Female, no husband present
8.8%Worked full-time, year-round
8.8%Worked part-time
82.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
56.5%One full-time, other part-time
17.4%One full-time, other didn't work
26.1%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
13.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
38.9%1950 to 1959
13.0%1940 to 1949
35.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.4%1995 to 1998
0.5%1990 to 1994
6.8%1980 to 1989
3.5%1970 to 1979
7.8%1960 to 1969
33.6%1950 to 1959
10.4%1940 to 1949
37.0%1939 or earlier
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