22.0% of Oakland, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 50.9% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 22.5% of high school graduates and 34.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 43.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.0%. For comparison, it was 12.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Oakland, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Oakland:
22.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Oakland:
11.3%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Oakland:
43.6%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 19.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Oakland:
52.5%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.0%
Residents above poverty level:
12.4%
Poverty by age in Oakland, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Oakland,ME (percentage below poverty level)
42.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
24.0%45 to 54 years
26.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Oakland,ME (percentage below poverty level)
41.7%Under 5 years
48.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
30.6%25 to 34 years
41.9%35 to 44 years
41.0%45 to 54 years
36.5%55 to 64 years
21.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Oakland,ME (% below half of poverty level)
9.5%Under 6 years
14.8%6 to 11 years
12.9%12 to 17 years
16.8%18 to 24 years
6.4%25 to 34 years
19.8%35 to 44 years
20.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Oakland, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oakland, ME (%)
24.0%White
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Oakland, ME (absolute numbers)
542White
23.2%Below poverty level
76.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Oakland, ME
Children below poverty level:
Oakland, Maine:
21.2%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Oakland:
22.5%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Oakland:
34.6%
Maine:
28.9%
14.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
85.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.1%Worked part-time
89.9%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
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
8.4%1970 to 1979
27.7%1960 to 1969
14.5%1950 to 1959
26.5%1940 to 1949
12.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
7.7%1990 to 1994
20.3%1980 to 1989
24.1%1970 to 1979
6.6%1960 to 1969
5.5%1950 to 1959
5.1%1940 to 1949
29.8%1939 or earlier
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