Latest news about poverty in Pottstown, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.1% of Pottstown, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 12.2% of high school graduates and 23.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.6%. For comparison, it was 35.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pottstown, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pottstown:
15.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pottstown:
9.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pottstown:
24.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 15.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pottstown:
27.6%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.6%
Residents above poverty level:
35.8%
Poverty by age in Pottstown, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pottstown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
31.8%Under 5 years
11.9%5 years
19.4%6 to 11 years
32.9%12 to 14 years
19.0%15 years
27.0%16 and 17 years
24.6%18 to 24 years
14.9%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
10.1%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
13.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pottstown,PA (percentage below poverty level)
36.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.6%6 to 11 years
16.9%12 to 14 years
11.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
13.9%18 to 24 years
26.7%25 to 34 years
13.1%35 to 44 years
15.1%45 to 54 years
19.9%55 to 64 years
14.1%65 to 74 years
6.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pottstown,PA (% below half of poverty level)
19.5%Under 6 years
7.2%6 to 11 years
16.1%12 to 17 years
11.6%18 to 24 years
14.3%25 to 34 years
7.2%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pottstown, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pottstown, PA (%)
10.3%White
23.7%Black
0.0%Asian
49.8%Other race
12.7%2+ races
32.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pottstown, PA (absolute numbers)
1,424White
1,249Black
0Asian
498Other race
4152+ races
944Hispanic
15.8%Below poverty level
84.2%Above poverty level
16.4%Below poverty level
83.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pottstown, PA
Children below poverty level:
Pottstown, Pennsylvania:
18.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pottstown:
12.2%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pottstown:
23.3%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
23.9%Married-couple family
6.2%Male, no wife present
69.9%Female, no husband present
9.2%Worked full-time, year-round
25.9%Worked part-time
65.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
29.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
27.6%Both worked part-time
27.6%One part-time, other didn't work
15.9%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
6.5%1970 to 1979
6.9%1960 to 1969
18.7%1950 to 1959
19.1%1940 to 1949
48.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.4%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
2.9%1980 to 1989
2.5%1970 to 1979
7.3%1960 to 1969
24.3%1950 to 1959
15.4%1940 to 1949
44.3%1939 or earlier
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