8.4% of Kennebunk, ME residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 28.4% less than the poverty level of 10.8% across the entire state of Maine. 7.5% of high school graduates and 5.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Kennebunk, ME
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kennebunk:
8.4%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kennebunk:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kennebunk:
16.0%
Maine:
22.3%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 15.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kennebunk:
32.6%
Maine:
33.0%
Poverty by age in Kennebunk, ME
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kennebunk,ME (percentage below poverty level)
22.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
39.8%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kennebunk,ME (percentage below poverty level)
8.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
7.9%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
17.7%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
8.6%65 to 74 years
8.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kennebunk,ME (% below half of poverty level)
4.2%Under 6 years
1.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.6%25 to 34 years
0.8%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kennebunk, ME
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kennebunk, ME (%)
8.5%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
7.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kennebunk, ME (absolute numbers)
452White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
02+ races
24Hispanic
9.1%Below poverty level
90.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kennebunk, ME
Children below poverty level:
Kennebunk, Maine:
14.7%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kennebunk:
7.5%
Maine:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kennebunk:
5.4%
Maine:
28.9%
20.0%Married-couple family
77.0%Male, no wife present
3.0%Female, no husband present
11.4%Worked full-time, year-round
1.7%Worked part-time
86.9%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
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
14.8%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
14.8%1950 to 1959
16.7%1940 to 1949
37.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.0%1999 to 2000
5.4%1995 to 1998
4.3%1990 to 1994
22.1%1980 to 1989
14.0%1970 to 1979
12.9%1960 to 1969
10.1%1950 to 1959
4.0%1940 to 1949
24.2%1939 or earlier
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