18.8% of Mocanaqua, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 37.1% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 13.7% of high school graduates and 22.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 87.5%. For comparison, it was 44.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mocanaqua, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mocanaqua:
18.8%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mocanaqua:
12.9%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mocanaqua:
34.8%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 15.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mocanaqua:
34.8%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
87.5%
Residents above poverty level:
44.6%
Poverty by age in Mocanaqua, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mocanaqua,PA (percentage below poverty level)
23.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
23.0%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mocanaqua,PA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
74.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
71.0%18 to 24 years
14.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
28.0%55 to 64 years
17.0%65 to 74 years
58.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mocanaqua,PA (% below half of poverty level)
35.1%Under 6 years
45.2%6 to 11 years
43.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.1%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
25.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mocanaqua, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mocanaqua, PA (%)
17.8%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mocanaqua, PA (absolute numbers)
95White
19.4%Below poverty level
80.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mocanaqua, PA
Children below poverty level:
Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania:
38.7%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mocanaqua:
13.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mocanaqua:
22.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
12.5%Married-couple family
43.8%Male, no wife present
43.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
40.8%Worked part-time
59.2%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
2.4%1990 to 1994
6.1%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
7.3%1960 to 1969
7.0%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
55.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
13.7%1970 to 1979
8.4%1960 to 1969
8.3%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
43.2%1939 or earlier
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