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Poverty in America 2010 – the Big Picture
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. The press is making much of the actual numbers of Americans in poverty. Remember, however, that with a growing population, the numbers will increase even if the rate stays the same. Every person living in poverty matters, but it is the increase or decrease in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – the Quick Take
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. Quick takes on the Census report. Income equality between women and men is unchanged from 2009, at 77%. Record was set under George Bush in 2008, 77.1%. Median income for single mom households fell 3.3%. Median income for blacks fell 3.2%. Median income in a home with … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2009 – Wage Parity
Wage parity between men and women in the United States is a matter of law. You cannot discriminate in wages and salaries solely on the basis of sex. Yet, in the many years since that became the law of the land, women’s wages have never reached 100% parity. There are many reason why that is. We are doing better, and the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual publication titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2009 – Black Poverty
The Census Bureau has released its annual report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2009. Poverty among blacks in America reached record lows during the Clinton Administration and remained at near record lows for most of the Bush Administration. There is a core of poverty among blacks, however, that seems impossible to reach and most of those living within that poverty core are in families headed by single mothers. The Census Bureau estimates … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2009 – Overview
The data and graphs derived from the data are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual publication titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2009. The Census Bureau reports that 43.6 million Americans lived in poverty in 2009. 31.2 million were in a family, and of that number 14.7 million were in households headed by a single woman. The total United States population for 2009 was an estimated 303,820,000 people. The Census Bureau estimated that 21,573,000 people were not United States citizens and of that number, 5,425,00 lived in poverty. Just over 12% of those living in poverty in America in 2009 were not citizens while just over 7% of the total population were not. About 59% of non-citizens, according to the Census Bureau, were Hispanic. 71% of the non-citizens … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2009
The Census Bureau has released its annual report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2009. As we have since 2002, we will be analyzing and graphing some of the data from this report. This is the first in a series of reports. Here is the Census Bureau’s press release. Summary of Key Findings The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2007 – Overview
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its annual report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 [PDF]. Click on graph for large image Here is a comparison of recent Presidents. At this level of rounding, no difference from the 2007 report. TERM AVG % ALL AVG % FAMILIES Reagan I 14.7 13.3 Reagan II 13.5 12.0 Bush 41 13.8 12.4 Clinton I 14.3 12.8 Clinton II 12.3 10.7 Bush 43 I 12.3 10.5 Bush 43 II 12.5 10.7 In 1981, 30% of Americans earned under $25,000 a year, and 41% earned over $50,000 per year. In 2007, … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
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