6.6% of Geistown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 79.3% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 5.7% of high school graduates and 8.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 60.0%. For comparison, it was 11.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Geistown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Geistown:
6.6%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Geistown:
3.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Geistown:
13.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 13.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Geistown:
28.9%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
60.0%
Residents above poverty level:
11.1%
Poverty by age in Geistown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Geistown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
11.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
15.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
7.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
11.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Geistown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
20.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.8%6 to 11 years
13.8%12 to 14 years
50.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.5%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
8.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Geistown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
9.1%Under 6 years
3.5%6 to 11 years
4.5%12 to 17 years
4.4%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.2%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
4.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Geistown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Geistown, PA (%)
8.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
9.4%Other race
0.0%2+ races
7.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Geistown, PA (absolute numbers)
184White
0Black
0Asian
1Other race
02+ races
8Hispanic
7.9%Below poverty level
92.1%Above poverty level
1.3%Below poverty level
98.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Geistown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Geistown, Pennsylvania:
11.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Geistown:
5.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Geistown:
8.9%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
32.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
67.6%Female, no husband present
9.4%Worked full-time, year-round
9.4%Worked part-time
81.2%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
50.0%One part-time, other didn't work
50.0%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
8.9%1970 to 1979
26.7%1960 to 1969
37.8%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
17.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
0.5%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
13.2%1960 to 1969
38.7%1950 to 1959
21.0%1940 to 1949
13.8%1939 or earlier
Discuss Geistown, Pennsylvania (PA) on our hugely popular Pennsylvania forum.
