Latest news about poverty in Brookline, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.1% of Brookline, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.4% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 6.9% of high school graduates and 40.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.3%. For comparison, it was 33.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brookline, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brookline:
10.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brookline:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brookline:
28.5%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 6.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brookline:
21.2%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.3%
Residents above poverty level:
33.7%
Poverty by age in Brookline, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brookline,MA (percentage below poverty level)
7.6%Under 5 years
6.2%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
1.8%12 to 14 years
22.7%15 years
3.8%16 and 17 years
23.8%18 to 24 years
11.3%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
9.8%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brookline,MA (percentage below poverty level)
3.7%Under 5 years
6.9%5 years
1.1%6 to 11 years
1.0%12 to 14 years
15.4%15 years
3.3%16 and 17 years
23.9%18 to 24 years
12.3%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
11.7%65 to 74 years
22.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brookline,MA (% below half of poverty level)
2.1%Under 6 years
1.8%6 to 11 years
5.7%12 to 17 years
19.4%18 to 24 years
6.3%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
3.7%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brookline, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookline, MA (%)
9.6%White
5.3%Black
5.7%American Indian
13.4%Asian
26.8%Other race
8.5%2+ races
7.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brookline, MA (absolute numbers)
3,780White
82Black
9American Indian
1,571Asian
323Other race
6112+ races
327Hispanic
9.4%Below poverty level
90.6%Above poverty level
11.2%Below poverty level
88.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brookline, MA
Children below poverty level:
Brookline, Massachusetts:
3.2%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brookline:
6.9%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brookline:
40.1%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
47.2%Married-couple family
14.6%Male, no wife present
38.3%Female, no husband present
1.6%Worked full-time, year-round
49.3%Worked part-time
49.1%Did not work
13.1%Both worked full-time
8.7%One full-time, other part-time
15.3%One full-time, other didn't work
16.9%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
45.9%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
8.9%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
9.7%1960 to 1969
7.4%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
57.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.1%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
5.2%1980 to 1989
5.6%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
7.7%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
65.5%1939 or earlier
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