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Researchers most commonly focus on the link between hunger and poverty. The federal poverty level is defined as "the minimum amount of income that a household needs to be able to afford housing, food, and other basic necessities." [25] As of 2020, the federal poverty level for a family of four was $26,200. [26]
As of the 2010 census, Pennsylvania had the fourth-highest proportion of elderly (65+) citizens in the nation at 15.4%, compared to a national average of 13.0%. [126] According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the state's poverty rate was 12.5% in 2017 compared to 13.4% for the U.S. as a whole. [127]
Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $67,300, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 9% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school diploma, while 30% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
The number of married pensioners living in poverty fell from 22% in 2005, when Labour last won a general election, to 14% in 2010, its final year in government. The facts Pension rises
According to Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance. The Great Recession officially ended in mid-2009, but a recent Census Bureau report shows that, for the average American family, the first full ...
Three indicators show an increase in both the percentage and number of children in poverty. Fact check: Child poverty has increased since 2010 by all but one measure Skip to main content
For statistical purposes (e.g., counting the poor population), the United States Census Bureau uses a set of annual income levels, the poverty thresholds, slightly different from the federal poverty guidelines. As with the poverty guidelines, they represent a federal government estimate of the point below which a household of a given size has ...
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