16.8% of Nesquehoning, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 12.8% of high school graduates and 27.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 90.1%. For comparison, it was 28.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nesquehoning, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nesquehoning:
16.8%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nesquehoning:
5.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nesquehoning:
19.1%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 18.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nesquehoning:
21.8%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
90.1%
Residents above poverty level:
28.4%
Poverty by age in Nesquehoning, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nesquehoning,PA (percentage below poverty level)
21.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
34.0%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
19.0%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nesquehoning,PA (percentage below poverty level)
94.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
24.7%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
32.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
17.4%65 to 74 years
26.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nesquehoning,PA (% below half of poverty level)
10.1%Under 6 years
6.5%6 to 11 years
7.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
8.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
10.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nesquehoning, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nesquehoning, PA (%)
14.4%White
25.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
20.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nesquehoning, PA (absolute numbers)
377White
43Black
0Asian
02+ races
48Hispanic
12.5%Below poverty level
87.5%Above poverty level
17.9%Below poverty level
82.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nesquehoning, PA
Children below poverty level:
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania:
26.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nesquehoning:
12.8%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nesquehoning:
27.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
79.8%Married-couple family
5.0%Male, no wife present
15.1%Female, no husband present
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
86.9%One part-time, other didn't work
13.1%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
8.3%1980 to 1989
10.7%1970 to 1979
21.4%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
59.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
7.4%1970 to 1979
7.1%1960 to 1969
3.6%1950 to 1959
11.0%1940 to 1949
57.7%1939 or earlier
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