Latest news about poverty in Shillington, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.5% of Shillington, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.0% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.1% of high school graduates and 40.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 32.6%. For comparison, it was 17.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Shillington, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Shillington:
18.5%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Shillington:
6.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Shillington:
17.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 12.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Shillington:
11.4%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
32.6%
Residents above poverty level:
17.0%
Poverty by age in Shillington, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Shillington,PA (percentage below poverty level)
39.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
15.0%6 to 11 years
10.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
11.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Shillington,PA (percentage below poverty level)
63.1%Under 5 years
37.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
50.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
15.5%25 to 34 years
36.0%35 to 44 years
25.4%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Shillington,PA (% below half of poverty level)
22.5%Under 6 years
18.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.3%18 to 24 years
0.4%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
16.2%45 to 54 years
2.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Shillington, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shillington, PA (%)
17.9%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.6%2+ races
16.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Shillington, PA (absolute numbers)
702White
0Black
0Asian
0Other race
72+ races
209Hispanic
18.5%Below poverty level
81.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Shillington, PA
Children below poverty level:
Shillington, Pennsylvania:
35.3%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Shillington:
10.1%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Shillington:
40.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
13.3%Married-couple family
43.8%Male, no wife present
42.9%Female, no husband present
6.5%Worked full-time, year-round
2.8%Worked part-time
90.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
64.1%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
35.9%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
26.2%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
14.8%1940 to 1949
59.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
1.0%1980 to 1989
2.5%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
24.3%1950 to 1959
16.1%1940 to 1949
46.5%1939 or earlier
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