10.0% of Ellsworth, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 7.4% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 9.2% of high school graduates and 10.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 47.6%. For comparison, it was 16.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ellsworth, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ellsworth:
10.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ellsworth:
3.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ellsworth:
21.9%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ellsworth:
25.3%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
47.6%
Residents above poverty level:
16.7%
Poverty by age in Ellsworth, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ellsworth,ME (percentage below poverty level)
4.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
19.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
38.5%16 and 17 years
22.9%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
11.2%35 to 44 years
12.7%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
6.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ellsworth,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
2.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
20.9%16 and 17 years
21.9%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
14.5%35 to 44 years
7.8%45 to 54 years
10.8%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
16.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ellsworth,ME (% below half of poverty level)
3.5%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
10.4%12 to 17 years
7.0%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
5.6%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
2.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ellsworth, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ellsworth, ME (%)
9.6%White
4.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
54.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ellsworth, ME (absolute numbers)
723White
2Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
02+ races
81Hispanic
9.6%Below poverty level
90.4%Above poverty level
16.3%Below poverty level
83.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ellsworth, ME
Children below poverty level:
Ellsworth, Maine:
6.3%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ellsworth:
9.2%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ellsworth:
10.8%
Maine:
28.9%
61.5%Married-couple family
11.5%Male, no wife present
26.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
43.2%Worked part-time
56.8%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
38.2%One part-time, other didn't work
61.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
8.7%1999 to 2000
7.8%1995 to 1998
6.8%1990 to 1994
24.3%1980 to 1989
12.6%1970 to 1979
14.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
15.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.3%1999 to 2000
10.6%1995 to 1998
12.7%1990 to 1994
18.0%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
5.3%1960 to 1969
8.9%1950 to 1959
4.8%1940 to 1949
20.0%1939 or earlier
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