Latest news about poverty in Canaan, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
40.5% of Canaan, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 75.7% greater than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. 26.0% of high school graduates and 78.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.2%. For comparison, it was 14.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Canaan, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Canaan:
40.5%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Canaan:
8.1%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Canaan:
41.5%
Connecticut:
18.2%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 13.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Canaan:
13.7%
Connecticut:
23.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.2%
Residents above poverty level:
14.5%
Poverty by age in Canaan, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Canaan,CT (percentage below poverty level)
61.3%6 to 11 years
71.4%12 to 14 years
43.8%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
95.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
12.9%65 to 74 years
17.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Canaan,CT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
90.0%25 to 34 years
87.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
67.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Canaan,CT (% below half of poverty level)
69.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
29.1%25 to 34 years
16.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Canaan, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Canaan, CT (%)
28.3%White
0.0%Black
30.2%2+ races
84.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Canaan, CT (absolute numbers)
221White
0Black
732+ races
231Hispanic
31.0%Below poverty level
69.0%Above poverty level
97.2%Below poverty level
2.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Canaan, CT
Children below poverty level:
Canaan, Connecticut:
61.0%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Canaan:
26.0%
Connecticut:
7.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Canaan:
78.6%
Connecticut:
23.9%
55.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
44.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
48.9%Worked part-time
51.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
58.3%1990 to 1994
41.7%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
4.8%1980 to 1989
5.2%1970 to 1979
3.4%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
57.6%1939 or earlier
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