Although the Census Bureau raises the federal poverty line each year in line with inflation data, experts say this benchmark ...

Many households across Arkansas are just above the federal poverty line, but earn less than they need to cover their basic ...

Fast forward 46 years, and the federal poverty line has become almost meaningless—it’s no longer grounded in the real-world cost of living. In fact, most experts and anti-poverty advocates ...

Despite just a 9% poverty rate, 35% of households in Weld County struggled to afford basics in 2022, according to a study ...

Overall, It costs more than $38,000 annually to be middle-class, landing some families with household incomes of $74,580 just $6,556.54 over the federal poverty line (more on that below).

Social Security and Medicare help support older Americans. Many told BI that the checks weren't enough and that they wished ...

It has remained unchanged since July 2009. $15,080 is almost exactly at the $15,060 federal poverty line for a one-person household in all states except Alaska and Hawaii in 2024. Initiatives to ...

It's Poverty Awareness Month and officials are recognizing the work the Community Progress Council does to help those living ...

A 2022 report by the United Way of Greater Houston found that 15% of households in Houston live in poverty. The state average ...

and about 370,000 kids face deep poverty in a household with income 50% below the federal poverty line, the state Comptroller’s Office reported in 2024. New York ranked 41 st worst nationally in ...

The purpose: to build more subsidized rental housing for families earning 30% of Area Median Income (AMI) or at the federal poverty line, or very low-income households defined as earning 30% to 50 ...

More than half of households in Maui County are estimated to be living below the ALICE threshold, meaning they are below both the basic cost of living and federal poverty lines, according to a ...