16.0% of Middletown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 26.2% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 12.7% of high school graduates and 22.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.9%. For comparison, it was 46.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Middletown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Middletown:
16.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Middletown:
8.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Middletown:
27.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 14.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Middletown:
28.0%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.9%
Residents above poverty level:
46.6%
Poverty by age in Middletown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Middletown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
20.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.7%6 to 11 years
18.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.8%16 and 17 years
26.0%18 to 24 years
10.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
27.5%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Middletown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
20.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.4%6 to 11 years
27.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
31.5%16 and 17 years
29.9%18 to 24 years
4.6%25 to 34 years
10.0%35 to 44 years
23.5%45 to 54 years
40.9%55 to 64 years
8.6%65 to 74 years
29.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Middletown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
1.0%Under 6 years
3.2%6 to 11 years
8.5%12 to 17 years
17.0%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
1.7%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
21.6%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
3.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Middletown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Middletown, PA (%)
13.4%White
22.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
18.6%Asian
2.8%Other race
29.2%2+ races
29.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Middletown, PA (absolute numbers)
889White
191Black
0American Indian
62Asian
11Other race
2682+ races
303Hispanic
16.5%Below poverty level
83.5%Above poverty level
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Middletown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Middletown, Pennsylvania:
14.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Middletown:
12.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Middletown:
22.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
51.1%Married-couple family
12.1%Male, no wife present
36.8%Female, no husband present
12.2%Worked full-time, year-round
24.6%Worked part-time
63.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
40.0%One full-time, other didn't work
6.4%Both worked part-time
20.8%One part-time, other didn't work
32.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
8.2%1990 to 1994
14.4%1980 to 1989
5.2%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
29.9%1940 to 1949
21.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
3.9%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
4.6%1980 to 1989
7.8%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
29.7%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
33.3%1939 or earlier
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