Mount Desert, Maine (ME) Poverty Rate Data Information about poor and low-income residents
5.4% of Mount Desert, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 99.1% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. Taking into account residents not living in families, 11.8% of high school graduates and 23.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 6.7% among disabled males and 13.6% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.0%. For comparison, it was 28.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Desert, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Desert:
5.4%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Desert:
3.5%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Mount Desert:
6.7%
Maine:
15.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 17.7% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Desert:
32.4%
Maine:
36.5%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Mount Desert:
13.6%
Maine:
21.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 12.9% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Desert:
32.3%
Maine:
34.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.0%
Residents above poverty level:
28.5%
Poverty by age in Mount Desert, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Desert,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.4%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
2.6%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
5.9%55 to 64 years
10.7%65 to 74 years
9.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Desert,ME (percentage below poverty level)
12.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
8.3%16 and 17 years
6.7%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
13.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Desert,ME (% below half of poverty level)
12.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
6.2%16 and 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
6.3%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
2.3%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Desert, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Desert, ME (%)
5.1%White
0.0%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Desert, ME (absolute numbers)
107White
5.2%Below poverty level
94.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Desert, ME
Children below poverty level:
Mount Desert, Maine:
3.4%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Mount Desert:
11.8%
Maine:
18.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Mount Desert:
23.8%
Maine:
42.0%
21.4%Married-couple family
21.4%Male, no wife present
57.1%Female, no husband present
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
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
100.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.5%1995 to 1998
9.8%1990 to 1994
16.8%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
5.8%1960 to 1969
4.4%1950 to 1959
4.5%1940 to 1949
37.1%1939 or earlier
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