How Poor is Poor?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the poorest major locale in the United States (having a population of at least 3,000 people) is South Alamo, Texas with  per capita annual income of just $3,162.   Almost 30 percent of households have annual incomes less than $25,000 per year (compared to the median income of approximately $45,000 per year).   Many of these households cannot afford the basic costs of food and housing for their families.

The poorest communities generally have common ethnic compositions.  Seven of the ten lowest per capita income communities are in Texas and all of these a population of at least 97 percent Hispanics.  

Source:

 

"List of the Poorest Places in the United States."    24 Mar. 2008.  Answers.com.  www.answers.com/topic/list-of-the-poorest-places-in-the-united-states?cat=travel.

Poverty in the United States - A Problem Long Ignored

Poverty is not only a third world issue.

In 2006, approximately 22 percent of children under the age of 18 in the United States lived in poverty .  The U.S. now has the highest child poverty rate in the developed world.   The problem has worsened since 2001 when approximately 15 percent of all minors in the United States were living below the poverty line.

This site is dedicated to increasing awareness and providing education for a national problem that has long been ignored.  

Sources:

"U.S. Government Does Relatively Little to Lessen Child Poverty Rates"  19 Jul. 2006.   Economic Policy Institute.  www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_20060719.

Williams, Brian; Sawyer, Stacey; Wahlstrom, Carl; "Marriages, Families & Intimate Relationships," Pearson, 2005.