Latest news about poverty in Deerfield, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.3% of Deerfield, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 42.6% less than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Taking into account residents not living in families, 10.6% of high school graduates and 32.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 1.4% among disabled males and 17.1% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 43.9%. For comparison, it was 24.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Deerfield, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Deerfield:
7.3%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Deerfield:
1.6%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Deerfield:
1.4%
Massachusetts:
13.1%
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 16.9% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Deerfield:
7.5%
Massachusetts:
31.3%
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Deerfield:
17.1%
Massachusetts:
18.0%
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 10.4% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
Deerfield:
32.2%
Massachusetts:
32.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
43.9%
Residents above poverty level:
24.4%
Poverty by age in Deerfield, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Deerfield,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
20.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
31.6%18 to 24 years
6.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Deerfield,MA (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
42.9%5 years
4.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
24.3%18 to 24 years
25.9%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
2.5%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
21.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Deerfield,MA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
1.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Deerfield, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Deerfield, MA (%)
5.9%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
6.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Deerfield, MA (absolute numbers)
248White
0Black
0Asian
16Hispanic
7.1%Below poverty level
92.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Deerfield, MA
Children below poverty level:
Deerfield, Massachusetts:
8.7%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Deerfield:
10.6%
Massachusetts:
15.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Deerfield:
32.6%
Massachusetts:
37.8%
0.0%Married-couple family
45.7%Male, no wife present
54.3%Female, no husband present
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
13.3%1980 to 1989
10.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
13.3%1950 to 1959
25.0%1940 to 1949
38.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
23.5%1980 to 1989
20.2%1970 to 1979
11.9%1960 to 1969
13.4%1950 to 1959
3.2%1940 to 1949
25.0%1939 or earlier
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