12.0% of Eastport, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.2% greater than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 11.9% of high school graduates and 55.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 19.0%. For comparison, it was 8.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Eastport, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Eastport:
12.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Eastport:
4.3%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Eastport:
23.0%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 23.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Eastport:
51.1%
Maine:
33.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
19.0%
Residents above poverty level:
8.0%
Poverty by age in Eastport, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Eastport,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
22.2%25 to 34 years
15.7%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
20.4%55 to 64 years
12.9%65 to 74 years
11.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Eastport,ME (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.8%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
16.7%35 to 44 years
17.5%45 to 54 years
6.7%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
17.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Eastport,ME (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
5.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
1.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Eastport, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Eastport, ME (%)
9.8%White
47.2%Black
53.8%American Indian
11.7%2+ races
62.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Eastport, ME (absolute numbers)
106White
6Black
24American Indian
72+ races
5Hispanic
11.6%Below poverty level
88.4%Above poverty level
17.9%Below poverty level
82.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Eastport, ME
Children below poverty level:
Eastport, Maine:
2.0%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Eastport:
11.9%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Eastport:
55.6%
Maine:
28.9%
52.6%Married-couple family
31.6%Male, no wife present
15.8%Female, no husband present
15.0%Worked full-time, year-round
20.0%Worked part-time
65.0%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
55.6%One part-time, other didn't work
44.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
7.1%1990 to 1994
12.5%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
3.6%1960 to 1969
3.6%1950 to 1959
8.9%1940 to 1949
64.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
6.4%1970 to 1979
1.3%1960 to 1969
4.9%1950 to 1959
6.4%1940 to 1949
71.0%1939 or earlier
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