Latest news about poverty in Bristol, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
11.7% of Bristol, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.3% of high school graduates and 15.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.6%. For comparison, it was 28.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bristol, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bristol:
11.7%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bristol:
8.0%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bristol:
15.5%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 14.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bristol:
19.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.6%
Residents above poverty level:
28.3%
Poverty by age in Bristol, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bristol,PA (percentage below poverty level)
10.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.3%6 to 11 years
4.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
3.7%16 and 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
7.7%25 to 34 years
11.3%35 to 44 years
6.5%45 to 54 years
4.1%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
18.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bristol,PA (percentage below poverty level)
23.9%Under 5 years
63.3%5 years
6.8%6 to 11 years
52.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
25.7%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
19.2%55 to 64 years
2.6%65 to 74 years
11.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bristol,PA (% below half of poverty level)
16.9%Under 6 years
9.1%6 to 11 years
10.2%12 to 17 years
10.1%18 to 24 years
10.4%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bristol, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bristol, PA (%)
11.8%White
25.2%Black
32.5%American Indian
16.6%Asian
2.3%Other race
0.9%2+ races
8.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bristol, PA (absolute numbers)
787White
169Black
23American Indian
37Asian
11Other race
92+ races
140Hispanic
11.8%Below poverty level
88.2%Above poverty level
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bristol, PA
Children below poverty level:
Bristol, Pennsylvania:
15.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bristol:
10.3%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bristol:
15.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
30.7%Married-couple family
11.6%Male, no wife present
57.7%Female, no husband present
1.1%Worked full-time, year-round
19.0%Worked part-time
79.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
3.0%One full-time, other part-time
28.4%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
61.2%One part-time, other didn't work
7.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.0%1980 to 1989
5.0%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
10.9%1950 to 1959
10.1%1940 to 1949
56.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
2.3%1980 to 1989
3.9%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
10.6%1950 to 1959
12.5%1940 to 1949
63.1%1939 or earlier
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