Latest news about poverty in Berwick, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.1% of Berwick, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 34.8% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 11.5% of high school graduates and 44.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 22.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.7%. For comparison, it was 14.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Berwick, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Berwick:
18.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Berwick:
7.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Berwick:
22.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 19.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Berwick:
24.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.7%
Residents above poverty level:
14.8%
Poverty by age in Berwick, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Berwick,PA (percentage below poverty level)
57.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
16.8%6 to 11 years
35.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
5.8%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
39.5%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Berwick,PA (percentage below poverty level)
41.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.9%6 to 11 years
12.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.5%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
7.1%35 to 44 years
30.0%45 to 54 years
30.7%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
19.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Berwick,PA (% below half of poverty level)
18.3%Under 6 years
8.3%6 to 11 years
4.6%12 to 17 years
7.1%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
18.7%45 to 54 years
3.2%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Berwick, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Berwick, PA (%)
19.4%White
5.0%Black
8.6%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
13.2%2+ races
17.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Berwick, PA (absolute numbers)
1,694White
22Black
9American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
612+ races
107Hispanic
18.6%Below poverty level
81.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Berwick, PA
Children below poverty level:
Berwick, Pennsylvania:
23.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Berwick:
11.5%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Berwick:
44.1%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
27.9%Married-couple family
3.0%Male, no wife present
69.1%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
15.9%Worked part-time
81.9%Did not work
13.3%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
39.8%One part-time, other didn't work
46.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
4.5%1980 to 1989
11.4%1970 to 1979
4.5%1960 to 1969
20.9%1950 to 1959
21.9%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
0.6%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
8.1%1970 to 1979
8.7%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
47.5%1939 or earlier
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