Latest news about poverty in Bethel, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
5.6% of Bethel, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 74.9% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. 7.1% of high school graduates and 1.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 9.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 38.3%. For comparison, it was 27.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bethel, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bethel:
5.6%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bethel:
3.1%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bethel:
9.6%
Connecticut:
18.2%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 10.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bethel:
19.3%
Connecticut:
23.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
38.3%
Residents above poverty level:
27.3%
Poverty by age in Bethel, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bethel,CT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.8%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 14 years
25.6%15 years
4.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.9%25 to 34 years
0.2%35 to 44 years
3.6%45 to 54 years
1.8%55 to 64 years
11.8%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bethel,CT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.9%12 to 14 years
38.9%15 years
25.6%16 and 17 years
2.7%18 to 24 years
16.0%25 to 34 years
0.9%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
9.3%55 to 64 years
10.2%65 to 74 years
19.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bethel,CT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.5%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.5%25 to 34 years
0.6%35 to 44 years
0.7%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
0.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bethel, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethel, CT (%)
7.3%White
7.3%Black
3.5%Asian
0.9%Other race
0.0%2+ races
1.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bethel, CT (absolute numbers)
493White
92Black
20Asian
15Other race
02+ races
17Hispanic
4.3%Below poverty level
95.7%Above poverty level
9.7%Below poverty level
90.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bethel, CT
Children below poverty level:
Bethel, Connecticut:
1.1%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bethel:
7.1%
Connecticut:
7.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bethel:
1.6%
Connecticut:
23.9%
54.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
45.6%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.2%Worked part-time
79.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
40.6%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
59.4%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
34.6%1980 to 1989
42.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
21.8%1970 to 1979
11.6%1960 to 1969
16.2%1950 to 1959
6.8%1940 to 1949
23.7%1939 or earlier
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