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Veterans Living in Poverty

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Veterans Living in Poverty

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What does this measure?

The estimated proportion of veterans with incomes below the poverty line. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the threshold for one person was $14,880.

Why is this important?

The percentage of veterans living in poverty is a measure of the overall economic health of this population, and can indicate the level of need for social and government supports.

How does our county compare?

In 2018-22, 5% of veterans, or about 1,300 individuals, had incomes below the poverty line. That was lower than the rates at the state and national levels, both at 7%. Because of relatively small populations of veterans in poverty in the region, rates are not reliable at some counties or the city level.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined three years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval).

The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Poverty status is not reported for people in institutions, including college dormitories and military barracks, and people in living situations without conventional housing. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

Veterans Living in Poverty
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania6%6%7%
Lancaster County5%*5%5%
Lancaster City12%**13%**10%***
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster11%**9%**8%***
Cocalico School District5%***4%***2%***
Columbia Borough School District10%***13%***10%***
Conestoga Valley School District6%***5%***11%***
Donegal School District4%***6%***9%***
Eastern Lancaster County School District5%***1%***5%***
Elizabethtown Area School District2%***7%***3%***
Ephrata Area School District3%***5%***8%***
Hempfield School District3%***4%***4%***
Lampeter-Strasburg School District2%***1%***3%***
Manheim Central School District4%***2%***2%***
Manheim Township School District4%***2%***3%***
Penn Manor School District5%***3%***6%***
Pequea Valley School District2%***14%***5%***
Solanco School District5%***6%***5%***
Warwick School District5%***3%***3%***
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough2%***0%***0%***
Akron borough1%***4%***0%***
Christiana borough3%***2%***7%***
Columbia borough10%***13%***10%***
Denver township3%***0%***9%***
East Petersburg borough0%***0%***8%***
Elizabethtown borough3%***8%***4%***
Ephrata borough5%***5%***11%***
Lititz borough7%***6%***8%***
Manheim borough1%***0%***0%***
Marietta borough13%***9%***10%***
Millersville borough3%***4%***0%***
Mount Joy borough0%***0%***19%***
Mountville borough4%***0%***28%***
New Holland borough9%***0%***25%***
Quarryville borough7%***6%***11%***
Strasburg borough6%***0%***0%***
Terre Hill borough0%***0%***0%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township7%***8%***9%***
Brecknock township10%***0%***0%***
Caernarvon township5%***0%***5%***
Clay township5%***2%***10%***
Colerain township13%***10%***0%***
Conestoga township4%***4%***0%***
Conoy township4%***9%***0%***
Drumore township0%***0%***6%***
Earl township0%***6%***0%***
East Cocalico township6%***5%***0%***
East Donegal township3%***12%***0%***
East Drumore township5%***13%***0%***
East Earl township0%***0%***0%***
East Hempfield township2%***5%***2%***
East Lampeter township6%***3%***11%***
Eden township2%***10%***0%***
Elizabeth township0%***0%***0%***
Ephrata township0%***5%***3%***
Fulton township11%***8%***4%***
Lancaster township7%***2%***5%***
Leacock township0%***17%***0%***
Little Britain township8%***0%***10%***
Manheim township4%***2%***3%***
Manor township8%***3%***9%***
Martic township2%***3%***16%***
Mount Joy township2%***13%***3%***
Paradise township1%***4%***17%***
Penn township5%***4%***3%***
Pequea township3%***3%***0%***
Providence township0%***4%***4%***
Rapho township5%***0%***0%***
Sadsbury township0%***4%***0%***
Salisbury township2%***17%***4%***
Strasburg township6%***0%***5%***
Upper Leacock township6%***4%***14%***
Warwick township5%***2%***1%***
West Cocalico township8%***6%***6%***
West Donegal township2%***4%***2%***
West Earl township7%***11%***6%***
West Hempfield township5%***2%***1%***
West Lampeter township1%***2%***3%***
Berks County4%5%6%*
Chester County4%*4%*4%*
Cumberland County4%*3%*3%**
Dauphin County5%6%*8%*
Lebanon County4%**4%*6%**
York County4%5%6%*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Veterans Living in Poverty
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania58,04350,71044,545
Lancaster County1,665*1,3771,267
Lancaster City307**224**148***
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster386**250**193***
Cocalico School District90***42***26***
Columbia Borough School District89***86***73***
Conestoga Valley School District116***86***143***
Donegal School District57***80***118***
Eastern Lancaster County School District76***17***57***
Elizabethtown Area School District51***139***37***
Ephrata Area School District67***94***123***
Hempfield School District97***108***108***
Lampeter-Strasburg School District47***28***50***
Manheim Central School District72***31***24***
Manheim Township School District109***42***57***
Penn Manor School District165***87***106***
Pequea Valley School District14***108***39***
Solanco School District101***118***60***
Warwick School District126***56***51***
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough3***0***0***
Akron borough2***8***0***
Christiana borough2***1***2***
Columbia borough89***86***73***
Denver township7***0***11***
East Petersburg borough0***0***18***
Elizabethtown borough22***58***20***
Ephrata borough52***49***82***
Lititz borough71***39***44***
Manheim borough7***0***0***
Marietta borough31***18***32***
Millersville borough15***18***0***
Mount Joy borough0***0***86***
Mountville borough9***0***52***
New Holland borough33***0***49***
Quarryville borough11***9***17***
Strasburg borough10***0***0***
Terre Hill borough0***0***0***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township7***10***4***
Brecknock township33***0***0***
Caernarvon township10***0***8***
Clay township13***9***32***
Colerain township23***18***0***
Conestoga township8***12***0***
Conoy township12***17***0***
Drumore township0***0***6***
Earl township0***17***0***
East Cocalico township46***25***0***
East Donegal township15***48***0***
East Drumore township11***44***0***
East Earl township0***0***0***
East Hempfield township42***94***24***
East Lampeter township61***27***66***
Eden township2***8***0***
Elizabeth township0***0***0***
Ephrata township0***28***9***
Fulton township24***10***5***
Lancaster township79***26***45***
Leacock township0***46***0***
Little Britain township23***0***16***
Manheim township109***42***57***
Manor township122***38***71***
Martic township8***9***35***
Mount Joy township11***46***8***
Paradise township2***6***21***
Penn township27***31***23***
Pequea township12***10***0***
Providence township0***19***12***
Rapho township38***0***1***
Sadsbury township0***4***0***
Salisbury township12***56***18***
Strasburg township14***0***7***
Upper Leacock township23***16***63***
Warwick township55***17***7***
West Cocalico township34***17***15***
West Donegal township17***32***9***
West Earl township32***43***14***
West Hempfield township46***14***14***
West Lampeter township23***28***43***
Berks County1,3241,1361,120*
Chester County1,275*1,092*953*
Cumberland County879*600*517**
Dauphin County1,1451,005*1,186*
Lebanon County487**381*498**
York County1,4861,5701,557*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Decreasing
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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