Latest news about poverty in Beverly, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.5% of Beverly, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 8.3% of high school graduates and 24.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 74.0%. For comparison, it was 21.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Beverly, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Beverly:
10.5%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Beverly:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Beverly:
19.8%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Beverly:
19.5%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
74.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.5%
Poverty by age in Beverly, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Beverly,MA (percentage below poverty level)
6.0%Under 5 years
4.0%5 years
18.4%6 to 11 years
22.0%12 to 14 years
3.0%15 years
24.9%16 and 17 years
7.6%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
8.7%55 to 64 years
19.0%65 to 74 years
10.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Beverly,MA (percentage below poverty level)
15.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
23.0%6 to 11 years
30.2%12 to 14 years
7.2%15 years
2.5%16 and 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
14.4%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Beverly,MA (% below half of poverty level)
6.6%Under 6 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
8.7%12 to 17 years
7.7%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Beverly, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beverly, MA (%)
8.9%White
35.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
19.0%Asian
52.7%Other race
15.7%2+ races
24.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Beverly, MA (absolute numbers)
2,846White
367Black
0American Indian
221Asian
265Other race
4382+ races
630Hispanic
9.8%Below poverty level
90.2%Above poverty level
16.8%Below poverty level
83.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Beverly, MA
Children below poverty level:
Beverly, Massachusetts:
15.2%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Beverly:
8.3%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Beverly:
24.9%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
35.8%Married-couple family
5.7%Male, no wife present
58.5%Female, no husband present
3.2%Worked full-time, year-round
24.4%Worked part-time
72.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
16.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
41.3%One part-time, other didn't work
42.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.5%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
20.7%1980 to 1989
4.0%1970 to 1979
12.1%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
45.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
8.8%1980 to 1989
4.6%1970 to 1979
10.4%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
39.0%1939 or earlier
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