Latest news about poverty in Bellingham, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
3.1% of Bellingham, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 237.5% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate was 6.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 51.2%. For comparison, it was 17.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bellingham, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bellingham:
3.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bellingham:
1.5%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bellingham:
6.2%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bellingham:
31.9%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
51.2%
Residents above poverty level:
17.7%
Poverty by age in Bellingham, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bellingham,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
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
19.8%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
16.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bellingham,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
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
0.0%25 to 34 years
9.3%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
7.1%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bellingham,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
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
0.2%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
4.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bellingham, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bellingham, MA (%)
3.0%White
16.2%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bellingham, MA (absolute numbers)
120White
13Black
3.3%Below poverty level
96.7%Above poverty level
2.2%Below poverty level
97.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bellingham, MA
Children below poverty level:
Bellingham, Massachusetts:
0.0%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bellingham:
4.5%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bellingham:
0.0%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
0.0%Married-couple family
55.3%Male, no wife present
44.7%Female, no husband present
41.1%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
58.9%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
37.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
33.3%1950 to 1959
29.6%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.8%1999 to 2000
7.7%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
9.4%1970 to 1979
40.8%1960 to 1969
13.6%1950 to 1959
2.3%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
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