7.7% of Jim Thorpe, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.3% less than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 3.9% of high school graduates and 38.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 100.0%. For comparison, it was 13.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jim Thorpe, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jim Thorpe:
7.7%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jim Thorpe:
3.1%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jim Thorpe:
18.9%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 18.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jim Thorpe:
50.1%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
100.0%
Residents above poverty level:
13.8%
Poverty by age in Jim Thorpe, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jim Thorpe,PA (percentage below poverty level)
46.7%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
13.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
2.6%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
4.9%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jim Thorpe,PA (percentage below poverty level)
30.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.8%6 to 11 years
71.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
14.6%18 to 24 years
7.5%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jim Thorpe,PA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
13.5%12 to 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
4.2%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
2.2%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jim Thorpe, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jim Thorpe, PA (%)
4.0%White
100.0%Black
100.0%Other race
42.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jim Thorpe, PA (absolute numbers)
196White
52Black
12Other race
48Hispanic
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jim Thorpe, PA
Children below poverty level:
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania:
16.0%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jim Thorpe:
3.9%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jim Thorpe:
38.6%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
0.0%Married-couple family
75.6%Male, no wife present
24.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
27.1%Worked part-time
72.9%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
33.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
15.9%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
43.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
10.9%1980 to 1989
7.6%1970 to 1979
2.5%1960 to 1969
3.7%1950 to 1959
3.4%1940 to 1949
67.1%1939 or earlier
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