12.6% of Ferndale, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 6.4% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 7.6% of high school graduates and 46.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.0%. For comparison, it was 22.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ferndale, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ferndale:
12.6%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ferndale:
4.9%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ferndale:
14.5%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 12.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ferndale:
14.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.0%
Residents above poverty level:
22.7%
Poverty by age in Ferndale, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ferndale,PA (percentage below poverty level)
52.8%Under 5 years
69.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
6.6%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
13.3%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ferndale,PA (percentage below poverty level)
73.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
57.1%18 to 24 years
21.1%25 to 34 years
31.8%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
19.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
35.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ferndale,PA (% below half of poverty level)
36.1%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
3.2%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.9%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ferndale, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ferndale, PA (%)
12.3%White
3.2%Black
23.7%Other race
57.0%2+ races
21.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ferndale, PA (absolute numbers)
159White
4Black
3Other race
732+ races
4Hispanic
14.9%Below poverty level
85.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ferndale, PA
Children below poverty level:
Ferndale, Pennsylvania:
26.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ferndale:
7.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ferndale:
46.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
4.6%Married-couple family
3.1%Male, no wife present
92.3%Female, no husband present
20.6%Worked full-time, year-round
15.9%Worked part-time
63.5%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
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
9.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
12.9%1950 to 1959
12.9%1940 to 1949
64.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
1.2%1980 to 1989
1.8%1970 to 1979
3.8%1960 to 1969
21.2%1950 to 1959
16.2%1940 to 1949
53.9%1939 or earlier
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