Latest news about poverty in Chicopee, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.5% of Chicopee, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.0% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 9.6% of high school graduates and 27.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 64.2%. For comparison, it was 27.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chicopee, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chicopee:
15.5%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chicopee:
6.1%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chicopee:
23.2%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chicopee:
28.7%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
64.2%
Residents above poverty level:
27.8%
Poverty by age in Chicopee, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chicopee,MA (percentage below poverty level)
15.2%Under 5 years
4.1%5 years
20.5%6 to 11 years
25.4%12 to 14 years
69.2%15 years
22.8%16 and 17 years
33.2%18 to 24 years
7.8%25 to 34 years
7.2%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
11.8%55 to 64 years
11.3%65 to 74 years
16.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chicopee,MA (percentage below poverty level)
30.3%Under 5 years
32.5%5 years
15.1%6 to 11 years
37.0%12 to 14 years
30.3%15 years
46.5%16 and 17 years
20.5%18 to 24 years
13.7%25 to 34 years
20.3%35 to 44 years
18.1%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
15.4%65 to 74 years
24.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chicopee,MA (% below half of poverty level)
6.9%Under 6 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
11.7%12 to 17 years
8.3%18 to 24 years
5.4%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
6.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chicopee, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chicopee, MA (%)
11.3%White
11.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
10.3%Asian
34.1%Other race
35.5%2+ races
34.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chicopee, MA (absolute numbers)
4,068White
383Black
0American Indian
128Asian
1,906Other race
2,3432+ races
4,579Hispanic
16.9%Below poverty level
83.1%Above poverty level
14.9%Below poverty level
85.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chicopee, MA
Children below poverty level:
Chicopee, Massachusetts:
25.0%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chicopee:
9.6%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chicopee:
27.0%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
28.0%Married-couple family
6.4%Male, no wife present
65.6%Female, no husband present
4.7%Worked full-time, year-round
13.9%Worked part-time
81.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
4.7%One full-time, other didn't work
1.3%Both worked part-time
12.9%One part-time, other didn't work
81.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
1.8%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
9.2%1970 to 1979
19.4%1960 to 1969
18.9%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
34.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
2.1%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
9.1%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
25.3%1950 to 1959
11.1%1940 to 1949
24.8%1939 or earlier
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