28.7% of Fairfield, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.5% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 28.0% of high school graduates and 44.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 21.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairfield, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfield:
28.7%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fairfield:
4.7%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fairfield:
34.3%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 8.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairfield:
11.3%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.3%
Poverty by age in Fairfield, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairfield,ME (percentage below poverty level)
61.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
63.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
32.4%45 to 54 years
18.7%55 to 64 years
56.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairfield,ME (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
58.0%18 to 24 years
26.0%25 to 34 years
57.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
55.0%55 to 64 years
24.0%65 to 74 years
23.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairfield,ME (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairfield, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, ME (%)
28.4%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, ME (absolute numbers)
721White
28.1%Below poverty level
71.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairfield, ME
Children below poverty level:
Fairfield, Maine:
19.7%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fairfield:
28.0%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fairfield:
44.5%
Maine:
28.9%
81.9%Married-couple family
4.0%Male, no wife present
14.1%Female, no husband present
8.0%Worked full-time, year-round
16.0%Worked part-time
76.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
94.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
5.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
34.1%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
15.9%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.8%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
2.8%1970 to 1979
8.0%1960 to 1969
16.6%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
50.5%1939 or earlier
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