26.8% of Beaver Falls, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.9% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 19.4% of high school graduates and 33.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.8%. For comparison, it was 36.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Beaver Falls, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Beaver Falls:
26.8%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Beaver Falls:
19.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Beaver Falls:
21.9%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Beaver Falls:
15.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.8%
Residents above poverty level:
36.7%
Poverty by age in Beaver Falls, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Beaver Falls,PA (percentage below poverty level)
20.4%Under 5 years
39.0%5 years
61.7%6 to 11 years
11.4%12 to 14 years
28.6%15 years
17.2%16 and 17 years
12.1%18 to 24 years
28.4%25 to 34 years
17.4%35 to 44 years
30.5%45 to 54 years
10.4%55 to 64 years
5.1%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Beaver Falls,PA (percentage below poverty level)
55.8%Under 5 years
47.3%5 years
35.4%6 to 11 years
25.5%12 to 14 years
53.7%15 years
16.0%16 and 17 years
10.8%18 to 24 years
25.3%25 to 34 years
56.8%35 to 44 years
42.4%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
14.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Beaver Falls,PA (% below half of poverty level)
48.1%Under 6 years
53.7%6 to 11 years
20.4%12 to 17 years
14.6%18 to 24 years
18.6%25 to 34 years
30.9%35 to 44 years
1.7%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
1.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Beaver Falls, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaver Falls, PA (%)
19.1%White
43.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
37.7%2+ races
34.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beaver Falls, PA (absolute numbers)
984White
759Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
2852+ races
61Hispanic
24.6%Below poverty level
75.4%Above poverty level
70.6%Below poverty level
29.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Beaver Falls, PA
Children below poverty level:
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania:
36.0%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Beaver Falls:
19.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Beaver Falls:
33.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
20.3%Married-couple family
0.9%Male, no wife present
78.9%Female, no husband present
9.1%Worked full-time, year-round
24.2%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
17.8%One full-time, other part-time
20.5%One full-time, other didn't work
21.9%Both worked part-time
31.5%One part-time, other didn't work
8.2%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
5.1%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
2.8%1950 to 1959
5.5%1940 to 1949
86.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
2.5%1970 to 1979
3.0%1960 to 1969
9.3%1950 to 1959
14.8%1940 to 1949
69.1%1939 or earlier
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