4.4% of Mountain Top, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 168.6% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 3.8% of high school graduates and 14.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 12.8%. For comparison, it was 8.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mountain Top, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mountain Top:
4.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mountain Top:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mountain Top:
15.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 7.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mountain Top:
29.2%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
12.8%
Residents above poverty level:
8.1%
Poverty by age in Mountain Top, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mountain Top,PA (percentage below poverty level)
3.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 14 years
10.2%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
2.4%18 to 24 years
2.7%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
0.2%65 to 74 years
6.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mountain Top,PA (percentage below poverty level)
7.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
2.5%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
4.8%16 and 17 years
1.3%18 to 24 years
10.9%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
7.6%65 to 74 years
3.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mountain Top,PA (% below half of poverty level)
4.9%Under 6 years
4.0%6 to 11 years
5.7%12 to 17 years
0.1%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
3.1%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
0.6%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mountain Top, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mountain Top, PA (%)
3.7%White
5.4%Black
43.8%American Indian
3.4%Asian
0.0%Other race
16.7%2+ races
15.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mountain Top, PA (absolute numbers)
371White
1Black
6American Indian
20Asian
0Other race
632+ races
54Hispanic
4.6%Below poverty level
95.4%Above poverty level
3.0%Below poverty level
97.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mountain Top, PA
Children below poverty level:
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania:
4.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mountain Top:
3.8%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mountain Top:
14.5%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
14.1%Married-couple family
35.4%Male, no wife present
50.5%Female, no husband present
10.3%Worked full-time, year-round
17.7%Worked part-time
72.0%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
1.3%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
18.7%1980 to 1989
23.2%1970 to 1979
18.1%1960 to 1969
14.2%1950 to 1959
5.2%1940 to 1949
18.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
9.2%1995 to 1998
16.9%1990 to 1994
13.7%1980 to 1989
21.7%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
7.6%1950 to 1959
3.5%1940 to 1949
12.8%1939 or earlier
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