9.0% of Sinking Spring, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.1% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 7.9% of high school graduates and 8.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 41.3%. For comparison, it was 20.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sinking Spring, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sinking Spring:
9.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sinking Spring:
7.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sinking Spring:
3.3%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 12.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sinking Spring:
4.4%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
41.3%
Residents above poverty level:
20.2%
Poverty by age in Sinking Spring, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sinking Spring,PA (percentage below poverty level)
14.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.9%18 to 24 years
6.2%25 to 34 years
2.3%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
4.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sinking Spring,PA (percentage below poverty level)
32.5%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
13.0%12 to 14 years
58.9%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.4%18 to 24 years
22.9%25 to 34 years
11.8%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
5.4%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sinking Spring,PA (% below half of poverty level)
23.8%Under 6 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
12.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
22.8%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sinking Spring, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sinking Spring, PA (%)
6.5%White
0.0%Black
12.8%Asian
47.7%Other race
0.0%2+ races
15.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sinking Spring, PA (absolute numbers)
196White
0Black
46Asian
88Other race
02+ races
113Hispanic
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
3.5%Below poverty level
96.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sinking Spring, PA
Children below poverty level:
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania:
10.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sinking Spring:
7.9%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sinking Spring:
8.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
66.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
33.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
58.1%Worked part-time
41.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
22.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
78.0%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
15.8%1970 to 1979
31.6%1960 to 1969
18.4%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
34.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.6%1999 to 2000
10.5%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
5.5%1970 to 1979
14.0%1960 to 1969
22.3%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
31.0%1939 or earlier
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