A Picture of Poverty on the North Shore

Recent Trends and New Challenges

Confronting Poverty on the North Shore19 November 2013

Timothy G. ReardonAssistant Director of Data Services

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

North Shore Poverty by the Numbers

Under 25 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 plus0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

Population in Poverty, by Household Type,

North Shore Task Force, 2007 - 2011Non-Family Households

Family House-holds, No Spouse Present

Family Households, Married Cou-ple

Age of Householder

Nu

mb

er

of

Peop

le in

Povert

y

An Uneven Landscape

Salem

Beve

rly

Peab

ody

Glouc

este

r

Danve

rs

Mar

bleh

ead

Swam

psco

tt

Ipsw

ich

Tops

field

Hamilt

on

Rockp

ort

Middlet

on

Wen

ham

Esse

x

Man

ches

ter

Nahan

t -

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

Population in Poverty, North Shore Subregion, 2007 - 2011

Nu

mb

er

of

Re

sid

en

ts in

Po

ve

rty

Source: American Community Survey, 2007 - 2011

Labels indicate munici-pal share

of subregion's poverty

Salem

Beve

rly

Peab

ody

Glouc

este

r

Danve

rs

Mar

bleh

ead

Swam

psco

tt

Ipsw

ich

Tops

field

Hamilt

on

Rockp

ort

Middlet

on

Wen

ham

Esse

x

Man

ches

ter

Nahan

t -

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500 25%

17% 16%

13%

8%

6%

4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2%

<1% <1% <1% <1%

Population in Poverty, North Shore Subregion, 2007 - 2011

Num

ber

of

Resi

dents

in P

ove

rty

Source: American Community Survey, 2007 - 2011

Labels indicate municipal share

of subregion's poverty

Poverty Concentrated in Four Cities

71% of total

Poverty in 2000

The Shifting Landscape of Poverty

Divergent Regional Trends

Salem

Gloucester

Ipswich

Essex

Beverly

Peabody

Hamilton

Manchester

Nahant

Topsfield

Danvers

Marblehead

RockportMiddleton

Swampscott

Wenham

Divergent Regional Trends

The Challenges of Suburban Poverty

The Challenges of Suburban Poverty

The Challenges of Suburban Poverty

The Challenges of Suburban Poverty

Anti-Poverty Infrastructure

A Picture of Poverty on the North Shore

Recent Trends and New Challenges

Confronting Poverty on the North Shore19 November 2013

Timothy G. ReardonAssistant Director of Data Services

Metropolitan Area Planning Council