Latest news about poverty in Sunbury, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
19.3% of Sunbury, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 38.7% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 17.6% of high school graduates and 22.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.2%. For comparison, it was 33.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sunbury, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sunbury:
19.3%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sunbury:
9.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sunbury:
24.4%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sunbury:
26.4%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.2%
Residents above poverty level:
33.5%
Poverty by age in Sunbury, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sunbury,PA (percentage below poverty level)
40.7%Under 5 years
11.9%5 years
23.3%6 to 11 years
58.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
12.0%16 and 17 years
15.2%18 to 24 years
13.4%25 to 34 years
50.8%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
11.7%55 to 64 years
27.2%65 to 74 years
19.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sunbury,PA (percentage below poverty level)
25.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
21.1%6 to 11 years
5.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
18.5%16 and 17 years
31.8%18 to 24 years
30.7%25 to 34 years
3.4%35 to 44 years
16.1%45 to 54 years
37.2%55 to 64 years
19.3%65 to 74 years
28.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sunbury,PA (% below half of poverty level)
22.0%Under 6 years
12.3%6 to 11 years
9.0%12 to 17 years
11.9%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
4.6%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
10.3%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
7.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sunbury, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunbury, PA (%)
21.4%White
9.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
7.3%Other race
32.1%2+ races
34.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sunbury, PA (absolute numbers)
1,679White
24Black
0American Indian
47Other race
1712+ races
314Hispanic
22.2%Below poverty level
77.8%Above poverty level
40.0%Below poverty level
60.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sunbury, PA
Children below poverty level:
Sunbury, Pennsylvania:
23.2%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sunbury:
17.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sunbury:
22.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
11.6%Married-couple family
34.6%Male, no wife present
53.8%Female, no husband present
1.7%Worked full-time, year-round
28.6%Worked part-time
69.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
56.2%One part-time, other didn't work
43.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.4%1990 to 1994
5.3%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
3.5%1950 to 1959
31.6%1940 to 1949
55.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
1.3%1990 to 1994
1.0%1980 to 1989
2.1%1970 to 1979
3.4%1960 to 1969
5.2%1950 to 1959
12.0%1940 to 1949
75.0%1939 or earlier
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