Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Low-Income Families (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
Margaret Simms, Karina Fortuny, Everett Henderson
Low-income status in the United States varies significantly by race and ethnicity. Of the more than 13.4 million families with children living on incomes less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, 30 percent are Hispanic, 22 percent are black or African American, and 6 percent are other nonwhites. This fact sheet provides statistics on racial and ethnic differences in family structure, work effort, nativity or immigration status, earnings, and education.
Publication Date: August 07, 2009
Low-Income Working Families: Updated Facts and Figures (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
Alexandra Stanczyk
A large percentage of American families have low incomes, which lead to a host of challenges and disadvantages for both parents and children. In 2006, one out of every three families with children had incomes below twice the federal poverty level (FPL): $40,888 for a family with two adults and two children. While these families face many of the same challenges as other families, they are particularly financially vulnerable. This fact sheet provides statistics on the work effort, earnings, health care access and other characteristics of these families.
Publication Date: June 01, 2009
A Quick Look at U.S. Households and Their Assets (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
The Urban Institute
Boosting assets enables individuals and households to invest in life goals and to enhance long-term economic stability and social protections. This fact sheet, drawn from Asset Building and Low-Income Families, presents an array of key statistics.
Publication Date: December 09, 2008
Impact of Rising Gas Prices on Below-Poverty Commuters (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
Christopher Hayes
While the increase in gas prices has increased costs for all commuters, workers from households whose income is below the federal poverty level pay a larger proportion of their income for gas. This fact sheet uses data from the 2006 American Community Survey to quantify the relative burden of gas use for commuting.
Publication Date: September 01, 2008
The Challenges of Prisoner Reentry: Facts and Figures (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
Daniel Kuehn
This fact sheet points out the main challenges former jail and prison inmates have in returning to society. The consequences of their employment problems and recidivism are experienced not just by the former inmates but also by their families, which are predominantly low-income and include over 3 million children.
Publication Date: May 01, 2008
Low Income Working Families: Facts and Figures (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
The Urban Institute
This fact sheet provides information on low-income families and their children including their work effort, earnings, and job benefits, and the challenges and vulnerabilities they face, such as food and housing hardship.
Publication Date: August 25, 2005
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