15.2% of Speers, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 22.1% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.4% of high school graduates and 35.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 41.3%. For comparison, it was 5.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Speers, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Speers:
15.2%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Speers:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Speers:
26.2%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 14.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Speers:
28.4%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
41.3%
Residents above poverty level:
5.0%
Poverty by age in Speers, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Speers,PA (percentage below poverty level)
31.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
85.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
7.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
29.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Speers,PA (percentage below poverty level)
53.8%Under 5 years
45.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
42.9%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
19.6%25 to 34 years
23.4%35 to 44 years
33.3%45 to 54 years
20.9%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Speers,PA (% below half of poverty level)
8.9%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
21.1%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
12.3%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
2.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Speers, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Speers, PA (%)
16.1%White
83.5%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Speers, PA (absolute numbers)
156White
30Black
18.9%Below poverty level
81.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Speers, PA
Children below poverty level:
Speers, Pennsylvania:
45.1%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Speers:
10.4%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Speers:
35.0%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
35.9%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
64.1%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
88.5%Worked part-time
11.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
21.4%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
50.0%One part-time, other didn't work
28.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
5.4%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
16.2%1970 to 1979
13.5%1960 to 1969
16.2%1950 to 1959
29.7%1940 to 1949
18.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.8%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
1.9%1980 to 1989
12.2%1970 to 1979
8.9%1960 to 1969
36.2%1950 to 1959
17.6%1940 to 1949
18.1%1939 or earlier
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