Brownville, Maine (ME) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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Latest news about poverty in Brownville, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.5% of Brownville, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.3% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 20.2% of high school graduates and 36.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.7% among disabled males and 24.3% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 28.0%. For comparison, it was 15.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brownville, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Brownville: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.8% |
| Brownville: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
| Brownville: | 14.7% |
| Maine: | 15.6% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 28.4% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
| Brownville: | 32.9% |
| Maine: | 36.5% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
| Brownville: | 24.3% |
| Maine: | 21.5% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 25.4% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
| Brownville: | 50.0% |
| Maine: | 34.3% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Residents below poverty level: | 28.0% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 15.1% |
Poverty by age in Brownville, ME
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brownville,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 10.7%Under 5 years
- 9.1%5 years
- 13.9%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 16.7%16 and 17 years
- 14.3%18 to 24 years
- 15.0%25 to 34 years
- 14.6%35 to 44 years
- 19.8%45 to 54 years
- 7.1%55 to 64 years
- 16.8%65 to 74 years
- 13.2%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brownville,ME (percentage below poverty level)
- 5.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 10.0%6 to 11 years
- 13.0%12 to 14 years
- 100.0%15 years
- 4.0%16 and 17 years
- 41.0%18 to 24 years
- 8.0%25 to 34 years
- 16.0%35 to 44 years
- 11.0%45 to 54 years
- 15.0%55 to 64 years
- 6.0%65 to 74 years
- 11.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brownville,ME (% below half of poverty level)
- 10.2%Under 5 years
- 7.7%5 years
- 8.1%6 to 11 years
- 8.3%12 to 14 years
- 41.7%15 years
- 3.9%16 and 17 years
- 16.7%18 to 24 years
- 6.7%25 to 34 years
- 6.6%35 to 44 years
- 6.1%45 to 54 years
- 0.0%55 to 64 years
- 1.7%65 to 74 years
- 1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brownville, ME
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brownville, ME (%)
- 13.0%White
- 76.3%American Indian
- 0.0%Native Hawaiian
- 0.0%Other race
- 0.0%2+ races
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brownville, ME (absolute numbers)
- 163White
- 9American Indian
- 13.9%Below poverty level
- 86.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brownville, ME
Children below poverty level:
| Brownville, Maine: | 10.7% |
| State: | 11.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
| Brownville: | 20.2% |
| Maine: | 18.1% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
| Brownville: | 36.0% |
| Maine: | 42.0% |
- 71.8%Married-couple family
- 17.9%Male, no wife present
- 10.3%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 8.5%1995 to 1998
- 3.4%1990 to 1994
- 8.5%1980 to 1989
- 10.2%1970 to 1979
- 10.2%1960 to 1969
- 5.1%1950 to 1959
- 15.3%1940 to 1949
- 39.0%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 1.2%1999 to 2000
- 4.4%1995 to 1998
- 4.4%1990 to 1994
- 7.9%1980 to 1989
- 12.1%1970 to 1979
- 4.9%1960 to 1969
- 6.7%1950 to 1959
- 6.4%1940 to 1949
- 52.0%1939 or earlier