Latest news about poverty in Somerset, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.3% of Somerset, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 27.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 11.7% of high school graduates and 38.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 95.6%. For comparison, it was 21.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Somerset, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Somerset:
16.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Somerset:
6.8%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Somerset:
34.0%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 16.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Somerset:
43.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
95.6%
Residents above poverty level:
21.4%
Poverty by age in Somerset, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Somerset,PA (percentage below poverty level)
25.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
19.4%6 to 11 years
12.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.2%16 and 17 years
28.0%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
18.5%45 to 54 years
37.2%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
61.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Somerset,PA (percentage below poverty level)
7.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
30.4%6 to 11 years
55.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
62.7%16 and 17 years
14.1%18 to 24 years
11.7%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
38.2%45 to 54 years
24.4%55 to 64 years
26.8%65 to 74 years
11.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Somerset,PA (% below half of poverty level)
14.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
12.3%12 to 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
7.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
9.7%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
13.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Somerset, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Somerset, PA (%)
21.0%White
0.0%Black
100.0%Other race
14.0%2+ races
33.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Somerset, PA (absolute numbers)
1,184White
0Black
45Other race
312+ races
51Hispanic
21.4%Below poverty level
78.6%Above poverty level
12.9%Below poverty level
87.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Somerset, PA
Children below poverty level:
Somerset, Pennsylvania:
20.7%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Somerset:
11.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Somerset:
38.2%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
11.0%Married-couple family
14.6%Male, no wife present
74.4%Female, no husband present
11.2%Worked full-time, year-round
22.1%Worked part-time
66.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%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
11.8%1970 to 1979
29.4%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
58.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.5%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
9.0%1980 to 1989
8.5%1970 to 1979
8.0%1960 to 1969
19.3%1950 to 1959
14.9%1940 to 1949
34.2%1939 or earlier
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